Recent versions of the Olson database contain a time zone named "America/Moncton". I believe that it was first introduced in version 2006a but I am too lazy to check right now. Before this new time zone was introduced, people in the Canadian province of New Brunswick had to use "America/Halifax"... Halifax being a city in the neighbouring province of Nova Scotia. The new zone was created due to differences in legislation between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Current Nova Scotia law dictates the time change takes place at 2:00 a.m. Current New Brunswick law dictates that the time change takes place at 12:01 a.m. On Dec 23/2005 the New Brunswick government committed to follow the US by extending daylight saving by four weeks starting in 2007. The new legislation was assented on June 22/2006. It comes into force on March 1/2007. The new legislation dictates that the time change is to be done at 2:00 a.m. instead of 12:01 a.m. We need to update the Olson Database such that America/Moncton uses the "Canada" rule instead of the "Moncton" rule from 2007 onwards. Here is a link to the "Act to Amend the Time Definition Act" http://www.gnb.ca/0062/acts/BBA-2006/Chap-19.pdf -chris
"Chris Walton" <Chris.Walton@telus.com> writes:
We need to update the Olson Database such that America/Moncton uses the "Canada" rule instead of the "Moncton" rule from 2007 onwards. [[http://www.gnb.ca/0062/acts/BBA-2006/Chap-19.pdf]]
Thanks for this reference, and you're quite right. I'll submit this as part of my next proposed patch. I don't view this change as urgent, since it doesn't take effect until March of next year. The change itself should be quite simple, as you suggest: - -4:00 Moncton A%sT + -4:00 Moncton A%sT 2007 + -4:00 Canada A%sT plus garbage-collect the two "Moncton 2007" rules. And just today I wrote Robbin Kawabata that I didn't know of any further changes needed for Canada next year! It just goes to show that one cannot predict Canadian politicians....
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