This Saskatchewan resident welcomes BC to the more sane way of life!

Cool, maybe the rest of Canada will follow?

Come on, Oregon, do the thing.

This makes me so happy!

As a Saskatchewanian, I am so happy for BC!

About damn time!

The legeslation has been in place for years, but we held off because we didn't want to be out of sync with Washington, Oregon, and California.

From https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026AG0013-000209:

Recent actions from the U.S. have shifted how B.C. approaches decisions that merit alignment, including on time zones.

Thanks Trump :D

oh no, an update to tzdata coming

I actually heard an argument against permanent DST that I still haven't really been able to refute. The reasoning was that darker conditions in the mornings during winter could make things more hazardous for kids walking to school. In places with properly pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, it probably wouldn't be an issue, but at least in more suburban areas, I can't say I disagree. Changing back and forth twice a year is still silly, but I feel like I might prefer permanent standard time over permanent DST in a lot of places.

Trump changing space-time

We are indeed living in interesting times…

The main reason it still exists is not a good one.

People are used to it happening and are scared of change.

That's caused (at least in part) by assigning timezones according to politics rather than longitude. Some places have gotten really skewed.

Anyway, most of us just want the government to pick one thing and stick with it. We don't care whether they pick DST, ST, or create a new half-hour timezone to split the difference so long as the changing back and forth stops.

You’re either walking to or from school in the dark in more northern places, it’s an irrelevant argument.

Shortest day of the year in my city is only 8 hours long.

Schools can choose to start later in the day if they find it helpful, without needing everyone else to change their clocks and schedules too

My initial reaction was "Finally!" but, honestly, I don't think this has affected me in years. Maybe 15 years ago, before all my devices tracking time were smart and self-updating, I could miss an appointment or something. Ever since, I just go to sleep and wake up when an alarm goes off and I don't even notice the time change.

What if there was a standard time to move to? Wouldn't that be the standard?

Please yes.

School hours could change. And if you're far north enough, standard or daylight ain't gonna matter, there will be times when kids are walking in the dark.

Or going to work in the dark, and going home in the dark. Daylight? Never heard of it.

Ontario also has this law in place just waiting for Quebec and New York to make the move too.

Maybe not as consciously as you're thinking, but your body notices. Car accidents and heart attacks actually increase in the week following Spring Forward.

Holy crap YES!!!

I'm so excited for this. Even working from home I hate changing time cause it still messes with my sleep schedule and my cats feeding schedule.

I moved to Japan a decade ago and there are not time changes (though I'd argue that, at least for eastern Japan, we're in the wrong timezone). It is much easier on my body not making that change twice a year. I have a really sensitive sleep schedule so this is very important to me.

Yukon and Saskatchewan already don't change their clocks.

I work in BC and Yukon and I always have to check if we are on the same time or and hour difference because I can never remember.

Going forward BC and Yukon will always be on the same time.

Would it trouble you to do this though? Any reason to object? Like so many things, if it isn't a detriment to you and it could help others, why not get behind it?

There's evidence for death and lost productivity associated with each of these biannual shifts. There's not a whole lot to support the pro daylight savings side of the argument.

Also, your future self would likely support this. It is unlikely your ability to not notice the time change will persist as you become older.

BC winter is dark and gloomy in the morning and dark again by 3:30. So this won't mean much for us, other than some actually usable daylight

Not a fan.

Daylight savings was/is my “whiner” test.

If someone can’t handle DST then they can’t handle the smallest thing in the world - I have no time for them because literally everything else in the world is bigger and more complex so they’re incapable of dealing with anything.

Nice! The world has been so shit for years now, I didn't expect this kind of bottom-of-the-list legislation to pass until like 2056. Glad someone cares enough to sweat the small stuff. I hope the other provinces follow suit. Last I heard, Ontario was in a deadlock because NY State didn't want to budge on it, but you know, elbows up!

I think my post was pretty clear that my initial reaction was positive, then just a realization it doesn't matter much to me, so it's totally fine.

Mostly though, I'm just responding because the combo of your username and your reply made me laugh.

When I quit smoking I actually had to start taking my short break and just stand outside just to get some vitamin d from the sun.

Working in factories, condos or high rises during construction, forget it.

Would you like me to piss in your Cheerios? You know just to make you more hardened to difficult events.

Very good! Changing the clock twice a year is an insanity people accept as normal, and that shouldn't be the case. Please let Ontario be next (I know of weak sauce Bill 214).

Now I’m waiting for Australia to stick to one; then there won’t be a two hour staggered swing in time difference twice a year.

I’m already hardened. Others need to be as well or STFU.

Lol, you just a troll. Ciao

I worked on cruise ships and had multiple time changes every week. For one contract, the time changed almost daily, for months. I always found people complaining about DST to be hilarious.

You qualify for the STFU. Blocked. Enjoy.

...or is it about an hour from damn time? I can never remember.

Because it's better than changing timezones twice a year

Congrats, along side Sprocketfree you also win your very own STFU, you have now been blocked. Enjoy.

You too huh? Bye forever.

Because one gives more light into the evenings and the other doesn’t… Can confirm you’re from Alberta 🤦‍♂️

Aww muffinnnn. Would you like a bag of dicks? Or some shit in your mouth perhaps to lighten your sour mood? Quit your bitching. Now you’ll be the one being judged as the little weenie who can’t handle a small change. Bye forever.

Finally!

It blows me away that we change the clock to meet corporate time tables vs having flexible work days.

Daylight Savings Time, or Summer Time, is in use for 9 months of the year, and is thus the de facto standard. Daylight Wasting Time, or Winter Time, is only in use for 3 months of the year, which makes it the exception.

Hey, can I get on that list too?