Efforts to ditch seasonal time change gaining steam
The British Columbia government’s effort to formally do away with seasonal time changes marks the most decisive move in a debate that’s quietly raged across Canada for years.
At least two other provincial governments have explored the notion of moving permanently to daylight time, eliminating the need to change the clocks by an hour twice a year.
While those efforts faltered, the B.C. government is tabling legislation that would see it move ahead with the plan at an undetermined time.
Scholars in a variety of fields have been pushing for permanent daylight time for years, noting the original reason for the semi-annual shift has lost its relevance today and plenty of international research suggests the practice is actually dangerous.