MistyWow, we're finally actually doing it https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-adopting-year-round-daylight-time-9.7111657
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@misty they should have done permanent standard time
now WA/OR/CA can't synchronize with BC ever at this point
@ielenia We voted to do this years ago but delayed it trying to synchronize implementation with WA/OR/CA, who then never did it. So I feel like trying to optimize implementations around what works with those states wasn't going to turn out super well either way.
@misty we can't do permanent daylight time without an act of congress
if we all did permanent standard time that would have been perfectly doable as not participating in DST is actually an option
if we all did permanent standard time that would have been perfectly doable as not participating in DST is actually an option
artemist@ielenia @misty i don't see the point of choosing an option in order to synchronize with WA if they had no idea if WA was actually going to follow through. If WA wanted to synchronize with BC then they should have worked towards permanent standard time while BC was doing so.
This started in 2019: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019PREM0118-002084
Interpretation amendment act sets stage for year-round daylight time
The Province has introduced the interpretation amendment act to allow for a future move to permanent daylight saving time (DST) after 93% of British Columbian respondents indicated support for the change in a record-breaking public engagement.
NikoAcross all regions, support for a change to year-round DST was over 90%.
looking at the survey report the province cites here
There were some limitations arising from the design of some survey questions as well. The first question in the survey asked respondents to indicate their preference of two options: maintaining the current system of changing the clocks twice a year, or moving to year round Pacific Daylight Saving Time (DST). The option to move to year-round Pacific Standard Time (ST) was not offered on the survey. As a result, the survey did not capture the proportion of British Columbians whose first preference would be to observe ST year-round.
90% my ass
:cool_s:ylvie 
@ielenia @misty Ever is a strong word. Some Oregonians have argued for Saving Time because it means longer activities in the evening. There’s nothing preventing the US West Coast from aligning to BC with Saving Time. Similarly there’s nothing preventing BC from realigning to Standard Time if the US West Coast gets its act together and goes for Standard.
@ielenia @misty Sure, but the US body of Congress can vote to allow it; there’s not a hex placed on US Congress that turns anyone who votes for permanent Standard or Saving into a newt thus preventing a permanent Standard or Saving from ever happening on the US West Coast.
Nor is there a curse placed on BC legislators that prevents them from changing from permanent Saving to Standard. Folks are perfectly capable of change. This BC change could be the first domino that kicks off more serious EU discussions which if enacted kicks off similar more serious discussions elsewhere as the US will be one of the few countries left that observes time change
@sylvie @misty my point isnt that it can't be done, just that permanent DST is significantly harder than permanent standard time
permanent standard time only requires an individual state to opt out, while permanent DST requires congressional approval which, if the last decade is anything to go by, is unlikely to happen any time soon
permanent standard time only requires an individual state to opt out, while permanent DST requires congressional approval which, if the last decade is anything to go by, is unlikely to happen any time soon
Ashley Black@misty holy shit!
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Chris Horton@misty so jealous!
Ambient Sponge@misty Oh hell yes!
AstroHyde@misty The only minor issue I see with this is I very much doubt our technology will acknowledge this and will still put our clocks back in November.😂
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Deborah Pickett@misty My thoughts are with the IT support people who have to implement this with seven months’ warning.
disorderlyf@misty I wish it wasn't permanent DST but I suppose it's better than nothing
Christopher Kyba 🇨🇦🇪🇺@misty Based on previous experiences where people have tried it, I strongly doubt it will be the "last" time people in BC change their clocks. Permanent standard time works ok. Permanent DST is hell on everyone except serious morning people during the winter. Sunrise after 9:00 in January in Vancouver... 🥱
Michael Herf wrote a nice piece about why permanent DST is rapidly rejected by the public after a few winters a few years ago: https://herf.medium.com/why-standard-time-is-better-e586b500923
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chop wood, carry water@misty ahhhhh! nooo! it should stay standard time, not savings. they've stolen an hour and they're never giving it back! now 1pm is the sun's zenith!
ghouls!
Giflian@misty There's at least one area of BC that is on Alberta time (Golden is the one I know of). Wonder what they'll do... maybe keep being weird
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