Re: [tz] Metazones in the tzdb (was Re: Why did you rename Russian zone name abbreviations)

On 2016-11-03 14:47, Matt Johnson wrote:

As far as locale, In general, they seem to only exist in English, and occasionally in French. (ex, "HNE", or "HEE" for French-Canadian Eastern Time abbreviations. Are these used for real in Canada? Who knows.)

Yes, they are. The French portion of the Canadian Broadcasting Network, called 'Radio-Canada' uses them on their TV schedules on their website. http://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/guide-horaire But most Canadians are not francophone, and use the same English abbreviations as Americans do. --