B.C. will move their clocks ahead Sunday as it waits for Washington, Oregon and California to approve the switch to permanent daylight time
There is public support for a switch to permanent daylight time in British Columbia and Ontario, which have passed laws to allow the change, but the potential costs and risks of going it alone are holding up the move, say business and political experts.
Premier John Horgan’s government introduced the legislation after a public survey showed 93 per cent of almost 225,000 respondents were in favour of permanent time. Sleep experts from Simon Fraser told Horgan three years ago that moving to permanent daylight time would result in 67 days of decreased morning sunlight compared with staying on standard time.
“I’m surprised it passed legislatures, but of course, you need that proviso, which sort of ensures that it isn’t going to happen,” said Wiseman. The issues for business if the switch is made alone include everything from computer systems to opening hours being out of alignment, he said.
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