Time Changes Persist Despite Experts’ Consensus to End Daylight Time
Most Canadians will be turning the clocks back by an hour this weekend as various political moves to end seasonal time changes have yet to take broad effect–but experts say we’d be better off without the twice-a-year shift.
Daylight time, which sees people enjoy an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day starting March 13, ends on Sunday.
Experts say the tradition of springing forward and falling back in time every year is taxing on individuals’ health.
Raymond Lam, a University of British Columbia professor and B.C. leadership chair in depression research, said circadian scientists, sleep researchers and clinicians generally agree that a permanent move to standard time would be preferred….