@canada Residents of #canada, would you be in favour of your province or territory abolishing annual clock changes and moving to a consistent, year round time?

If yes, what would you prefer: year round daylight savings time (an extra hour of sunlight in the evening) or standard time (an extra hour of sunlight in the morning)?

  • Doug VE3ZDN@lemmy.ca
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    8 hours ago

    The short list of clear “tried it → reversed it” cases is:

    • 🇷🇺 Russia (2011–2014)
    • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (1968–1971)
    • 🇺🇸 United States (1940s, 1970s experiments)

    And the reason is remarkably consistent:

    👉 Permanent DST sounds appealing—but winter mornings break it.