Dealing with the time change is difficult.
What is one hour? Seemingly, it should be no trouble at all. But what should be
a minor adjustment is not so easy.
I wondered if it is even necessary. So, I
asked Google. Why daylight savings time?
It turns out the original reason it was
implemented, more than 100 years ago, was to save energy, and to use daylight
more efficiently.
It is always a good thing to burn less coal.
But it messes with my internal clock. And,
although the haziness only lasts a couple of days, its not a bad idea to
consider whether the disruption is worth it.
My colleague, B.C. Liberal MLA Linda Larson
(Boundary - Similkameen), has tabled a private members' bill three times* in the
legislature to keep our clocks at daylight savings time. All three have died on
the order papers. It appears the most recent attempt has caught the attention
of the government.
Personally, I think it's time we consider it.
What do you think?
Adam Olsen is the Member of the Legislative
Assembly of British Columbia for Saanich North and the Islands.
Born in Victoria, BC in 1976, Adam has lived,
worked and played his entire life on the Saanich Peninsula.
He is a member of Tsartlip First Nation (W̱JOȽEȽP), where he and his wife, Emily, are raising their two children, Silas
and Ella
* ... for the third year in a
row, she (Linda Larsen) has tabled a private members’ bill to end the changing
of the clocks. This year, the bill recommends keeping Daylight Saving Time
year-round. “We need to quit switching, we need to stay on Daylight
Saving Time all year round, the one we are on right now, because that is the
one that the majority of people want ...
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