The initiative begins on May 30 at 6 p.m., and asks families to 'go dark' for a full 24 hours.
“Statistics Canada was studying last month what Canadians were doing and 68 per cent reported spending more time on the internet, 63 per cent said more TV and 22 per cent said playing video games. So during the COVID[-19] pandemic, we’re spending a lot of time looking at screens and that, of course, is causing eye strain,” he said.
The initiative begins on May 30 at 6 p.m., and asks families to “go dark” for a full 24 hours. For more information on how to register for the initiative, click
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