This was mentioned in the politics crap mega thread. I know that a lot of people including myself dont often go in the mega thread and this is worth its own discussion.
Id like this idea if the rest of North America went this way. If Alberta is the fringe outlier, then I prefer the status quo. Ive got to deal with timezones in my work and although computers can take care of a lot of stuff, theres still things I need to do when working with timezones and having the offset change depending on time of year will cause a lot of problems, especially for those not in Alberta who wouldnt be as aware that we are on a fringe system.
Let other states and provinces go this way then follow. Alberta isnt going to drive the change that causes the big boy states and provinces to follow. This bill is probably 10 to 20 years too early in Alberta.
http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/ndp-mla-p...erta-1.3205717
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NDP MLA plans to table bill to abolish daylight saving time in Alberta
MLA says its time Albertans stop changing their clocks twice a year.
Julia Parrish, Web Reporter, CTV Edmonton
Published Thursday, December 15, 2016 5:31PM MST
Last Updated Thursday, December 15, 2016 6:29PM MST
An Edmonton MLA says it is time for Albertans to stop changing their clocks twice a year, and he plans to table a Private Member’s Bill in the New Year aimed at dropping Daylight Saving Time.
Thomas Dang, MLA for Edmonton-South West, said he’s confident most Albertans want to see the time change dropped. The idea came up in the fall as a policy idea for the provincial government, but it seems a P.C. petition on the subject has sped up the process.
Earlier in the week, PC MLA Richard Starke tabled a few hundred signatures, and asked the province to repeal the Daylight Saving Time Act.
When MLAs return to the legislature for the spring session, Dang plans to table a bill to repeal the act.
Dang said every time Albertans change their clocks, he sees a flood of emails from constituents complaining about it.
“So I started digging more and I started doing research and studying the effects of ‘why do we do it’, and obviously it came from war time efforts, and some of those reasons just don’t hold weight anymore,” Dang said. “As I moved forward I thought this is something I could help champion that would affect so many people.”
Dang said he’s aware the issue could spark response from people who fall on both sides of the issue, and said he wants to hear from Albertans.
In Canada, only Saskatchewan, and parts of British Columbia, Nunavut and Quebec don’t change clocks for Daylight Saving Time.
Elsewhere, there is a growing movement in the U.S. and in Europe to either keep the time change year-round, or abandon it completely. At this time, about 10 states in the U.S. have proposed legislation to drop the time changes.
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