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Petition - Stop Daylight Saving Time in Canada - Change.org (www.change.org)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by NarrativeBear to c/[email protected]
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Join the petition to ask the Canadian government to adopt Standard Time all year round.

"Changing clocks twice a year is hazardous to your health.  There are many studies showing that changing the clock and staying on Daylight Saving Time negatively impacts our circadian rhythm, causes increases in strokes and heart attacks, impacts people with depression and seasonal affective disorder and causes more car accidents. 

I ask the Canadian Government to finally stop Daylight Saving Time and enact Permanent Standard Time. Even if one person is saved from having a stroke or heart attack or is saved from a car accident, it's worth it.  Support the health and safety of Canadians and set an example for the rest of the world.  

Follow the scientific research. Do the right thing and not just the easy and uninformed thing.  Don’t change the clocks. Leave them on Standard Time year round. Do not spring forward."

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Can we do it after they give me my hour of sleep back though? I suspect they'd just do it after the stupid "spring forward" and rob us of that precious hour

[–] fidodo 5 points 11 months ago

I'd rather be on permanent daylight saving time since I hate it when it gets dark so early.

[–] systemglitch -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't be picky.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nah, I'll be picky because this shit fucks me up for months. Going back the other way messes me up for a much shorter time.

Fucking normies and their daytime schedules lol. Us night walkers get no respect 😂

[–] systemglitch 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I can't relate, since we don't change the clocks ever in Saskatchewan. I always considered it rather dumb that most of NA does.

It used to mess up my tv shows as a kid, now that was annoying.

Regardless, it would be a once time thing and over with, so really a non-issue in the grand scheme of things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've never understood it either. I think right now those of us stuck messing with clocks are in the "fake" time though, aren't we?

[–] systemglitch 1 points 11 months ago

Can't help you there without looking it up myself.