BC adopts permanent daylight savings time
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While we are at it can we abolish the dumb 8 weeks summer holidays that teachers get? Apparently the farmers needed it so the kids could help in the fields in the summers.
But a) we have internatioanl immigrants working in the fields and Im pretty sure our kids arent out there working in the fields and
2) Why are we just doing whatever farmers say?
3) Is this just a conspiracy perpetuated by all the companies who charge a fortune to run a "camp" to keep the kids occupied in the summer.
But a) we have internatioanl immigrants working in the fields and Im pretty sure our kids arent out there working in the fields and
2) Why are we just doing whatever farmers say?
3) Is this just a conspiracy perpetuated by all the companies who charge a fortune to run a "camp" to keep the kids occupied in the summer.
So in more news - BC said they were following the science. Meanwhile scientists are all saying NOOOOOOOOOOO!
Scientists have long been arguing that we should go to permanent Standard Time and that there is absolutely no scientific evidence as to why we should go to permanent Daylight Savings Time.
They say a move to permanent DST will mean in the winter sunrise wont come until after 9am in Vancouver which means school children and commuters wont see sunlight in the morning which will affect their circadian rhythms. However people have noted that it will be lighter later in the evening suggesting that the change is designed to allow rich people to play golf longer.
How did they get it so wrong?
Scientists have long been arguing that we should go to permanent Standard Time and that there is absolutely no scientific evidence as to why we should go to permanent Daylight Savings Time.
They say a move to permanent DST will mean in the winter sunrise wont come until after 9am in Vancouver which means school children and commuters wont see sunlight in the morning which will affect their circadian rhythms. However people have noted that it will be lighter later in the evening suggesting that the change is designed to allow rich people to play golf longer.
How did they get it so wrong?
Do you have any links for this? In the article from the first post of this thread, they did a survey and over 90% preferred permanent daylight time. I wouldn't call that "so wrong".
As a late riser I would definitely prefer permanent daylight time to standard time. However I can see how early risers (by choice or necessity) would feel otherwise.
Yeah it was om CBC - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bc-daylight-saving-health-concerns-9.7114947
It also says when they gave the public an opinion poll to see if they wanted it - they gave them 2 options - daylight savings permanently or the status quo - they didnt offer the 3rd choice which was permanent standard time. - which was the option that scientists recommended.
