@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)?

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[–] FlareHeart@lemmy.ca 42 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I live in Saskatchewan, so I already don't change my clocks at all and I can say with certainty that it is better this way! Please stop changing your clocks!

I found out that Saskatchewan is on permanent Daylight time (more evening sun) which is, by most studies, the 'worse' option. However, it is still better than changing the clocks and once you stop the flip-flop, it is so much better.

[–] Eranziel@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

Also from Saskatchewan, lived in Alberta for a few years. I have literally never in my life had a moment where I wished Sask did time changes, and found it stressful and annoying every time it happened while living elsewhere.

Stop changing your clocks! Good job BC, I hope you start some dominoes!

[–] Skyline969@piefed.ca 12 points 3 days ago

SK doesn’t get many things right, but not observing DST is one of them.

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

Came here to say the same thing.

When the whole time zone and DST were being introduced it is my understanding that it was “because the cows wouldn’t understand why they were being fed an hour early or later depending on the time of the year.”

Here is to the livestock for saving people from the week of more car accidents and heart attacks!

[–] chimpchomp@thecanadian.social 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

@FlareHeart if it’s the worse option then I wonder why everywhere keeps going for it (BC and the Yukon too). My guess is that it’s partially for economic reasons. Most people are out and about in the evening, so by allowing for an extra hour of sunlight in the evening you open the window of time when people will engage in economic activities. This could have indirect health benefits through increased employment or something, who knows.

[–] FlareHeart@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure. I know that due to our position and lack of sunlight, most Canadians are deficient in vitamin D, so I supplement for that anyway. But I love not having to change my clocks. One hour's shift of what little sunlight we get in the winter doesn't matter IMO. Just stop flip-flopping!

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh, the horror of changing a clock...

[–] FlareHeart@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh, the horror of poorer mental health, increased car accidents and heart attacks...

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/health-examined/202603/how-daylight-saving-time-affects-well-being-and-health

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ooo.psychology today , that's almost science.

Like most psychology studies, they misuse stats to generate a conclusion they already made before the study. Psychology is a joke, epidemiology is a joke, but together the make the Reece's peanut butter of shit science.

What if all those event were just due to weather changes coincident with fall and spring time changes?

Example, from the link you didn't read,

"An analysis in the European Journal of Public Health from 2024 showed no increase in suicide in Austria, Switzerland, and Sweden following the start of daylight saving time. However, data vary, and studies show that some subgroups, including patients with substance use disorders, may incur a 6.59 percent increase in suicide risk soon after the springtime change."

A subgroup of a subgroup may have (that means not significant) an effect. Typical of garbage published around this.

I suggest you people find solutions to real problems in the world.

[–] FlareHeart@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Heavy use of sarcasm, unironic use of "you people" when replying to a single person, and turning it all into whataboutism.

Bad faith arguments.

Not worth my time.