Standard Time

• B.C. Premier John Horgan falls short in final pitch to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

  On numerous occasions, the premier has attempted to work with politicians all along the west coast of the United States to get rid of the archaic clock-switching practice.

  Politics

  Nov 4, 2022
  
• Canada a step closer to permanent daylight time as U.S. Senate passes bill

  In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that could make daylight time permanent next year and end the bi-annual flip.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2022
  
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• B.C. clocks move forward Sunday as Daylight Saving Time stubbornly persists

  The annual time change has been the subject of much debate in recent years, and the B.C. government passed legislation in 2019 pledging to end the practice.

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2022
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• ‘Optimistic’: Ontario MPP hopeful upcoming daylight saving time change could be one of the last

  The proposal was first introduced by Ottawa West—Nepean PC MPP Jeremy Roberts in October 2020.

  Politics

  Nov 4, 2021
• Lethbridge prof says constant Standard Time is preferable to Daylight Saving Time

  One of the extra questions in this year's municipal election asks if voters think Alberta should adopt year-round Daylight Saving Time.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2021
• Higgs says he would drop biannual time change in a ‘heartbeat’ if other provinces join

  Other jurisdictions have begun moving away from spring and fall time changes and Blaine Higgs says the idea is worth looking at in partnership with the other Atlantic provinces.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2020
• Premier Horgan suggests this weekend will be the last time British Columbians switch clocks back

  "If the (United States) does not get its act together, I would suggest this is the last season of falling back and springing forward," Horgan said.

  Politics

  Oct 30, 2020
• Ontario MPP puts forward bill to make Daylight Saving Time standard time

  Jeremy Roberts, MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean tabled Bill 214 - the Time Amendment Act, which would end the bi-annual tradition of moving the clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall. 

  Health

  Oct 7, 2020
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• Toronto researchers push to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, switch permanently to Standard Time

  "The question is, 'do we permanently want light in the afternoon with Daylight Saving Time or do we want it in the morning with Standard Time?'"

  Health

  Nov 3, 2019
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• Like clockwork, most of the country continues the folly of Daylight Saving Time

  Let's join Saskatchewan, Arizona, every Caribbean nation, Africa, Russia, Asia, Hawaii and half of Lloydminster, and put an end to daylight savings time soon, Mike Stafford says.

  Commentary

  Nov 5, 2018