Alberta Embraces Permanent Daylight Time

0:00Alberta's premier Daniel Smith just announced plans to kill those twice a year clock changes for good. Her government's tabling legislation soon to lock in permanent daylight time, so no more falling back this November 1st or ever again. That means darker winter mornings, but brighter evenings year round. Smith says folks won't know if they love it until they live it, but she bets most Albertans will dig the extra evening light over super early summer. Sunrise is under standard time. She's heard all the opinions already and expects the real feedback to roll in over the first year. This move revives a hot debate. Five years back, a province-wide referendum barely shot it down. But now, with British Columbia jumping to permanent daylight last month and Saskatchewan sticking to year-round standard, Alberta feels squeezed into. The change without another vote. They skipped a referendum this time because once already set for October 19th on immigration and constitution stuff and results wouldn't hit. Before November 1st.

1:01Plus, industries and sports leagues need months to adjust schedules, not weeks. Northwest Territories is tagging along with the same switch to sync up. And if Manitoba follows, we could see a full prairie time zone by year's end. Time will tell if this sticks or sparks a rethink by 2027. Calvary News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.