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Petition - Stop Daylight Saving Time in Canada - Change.org (www.change.org)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by NarrativeBear@lemmy.world to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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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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[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Some good analysis on why having summer time as the permanent time would be good for safety

https://drivingintherealworld.com/turning-back-time-a-strike-against-pedestrians-literally/

[–] tillimarleen@feddit.de 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think this is a logical folly that demonstrates how warped our view of reality has become. Because it seems we would rather change time than simply change our working hours. It‘s a little bit conspicuous that this is never being considered in a discussion that happens all over the world.

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

I think it has been considered plenty, both for health and safety reasons. e.g. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2603528/

I think the discussion is centered around shifting the time zone because it addresses the problem more effectively, with a single decision made by the appropriate body (the govt). But you can message your school board and your company departments asking them to take the matter to their own hands too. The more organizations doing this, the more likely we are to push this provincially