MistyMar 2
Wow, we're finally actually doing it https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-adopting-year-round-daylight-time-9.7111657
Reactions mixed as B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News

Reactions range from applause to concern as March 8 will be the last time most British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.

CBC
Show threadluna aria ielenia (---> 🇨🇦 ) Mar 2
@misty they should have done permanent standard time

now WA/OR/CA can't synchronize with BC ever at this point
Show threadMistyMar 2
@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.
Show threadluna aria ielenia (---> 🇨🇦 ) 
@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
Mar 2 at 8:43pmWeb
Show threadartemistMar 2

@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.

BC Gov News
Show threadluna aria ielenia (---> 🇨🇦 ) Mar 2
@artemist @misty in any case permanent daylight time seems like a bad idea with some seemingly unconsidered consequences, not to mention the often-cited "93%" figure never asked about preference for permanent standard time
Show threadNikoMar 2

@artemist @ielenia @misty

Across 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