Alberta Proposes Year-Round Daylight Time

0:00It's April 21st. Welcome to Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. Alberta's government is pushing to ditch the clock changes and stick with daylight time year-round. Premier Danielle Smith says the extra evening light fits busy family schedules and she's betting folks will love it. United Conservative Party lawmakers are tabling a bill this week to make it happen by tweaking 18 laws. This comes right after British Columbia locked in permanent daylight time, and Saskatchewan's already on a similar setup without switches. Back in 2021, voters narrowly shot it down, with 50.2 percent against, but Smith thinks minds have changed for more summer. Bibes. Social media's buzzing was support from some who dig the later sunsets, calling it a no-brainer win. But not everyone's on board. University of Calgary professor Michael Ansel warns it'll mess with our body clock's big time. He pushes for sticking to standard time, especially in winter, when dark mornings hit hard. In December,

1:01sunrises could slip past 9.30 a.m. statewide, even after 10 a.m. of north and places like Grande Prairie. Other spots that tried it got buyers remorse from health risks, like more accidents and sleep disruption. NDP leader Nahid Nenshi calls it a distraction, slamming the ignore on that referendum without fresh input. As the bill drops, expect heated debates on whether evening glow beats those gloomy starts.