For those interested in the 2019 report that led to the tabling of this legislation, it can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20191103234633/https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uplo... . Interesting that one of the primary tools used to guage public support for permanent DST was a survey run during the *summer *months (June - July 2019). I wonder how the responses might have changed had the survey been run a second time in the winter months. - Davis
Alas, this comment was not attached to the correct thread -- I blame Gmail. Apologies for the muddying of the list. Davis Carlson wrote:
For those interested in the 2019 report that led to the tabling of this legislation, it can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20191103234633/https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uplo... .
Interesting that one of the primary tools used to guage public support for permanent DST was a survey run during the *summer *months (June - July 2019). I wonder how the responses might have changed had the survey been run a second time in the winter months.
- Davis
On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 at 14:26, Davis Carlson via tz <tz@iana.org> wrote:
For those interested in the 2019 report that led to the tabling of this legislation, it can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20191103234633/https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uplo... .
Also worth noting, from page ii: "Slightly more than one-half of all survey respondents (54%) responded that it was important or very important for B.C. to be aligned with neighbouring jurisdictions in its time observance practices. Further, five formal submissions from organizations and experts identified alignment with other jurisdictions as a priority when considering any proposed change to year-round DST." Premier David Eby, when asked about this point during yesterday's press conference: "I think the situation on the ground has changed since 2019. I think that British Columbians were very interested, as was I, […in] trying hard to stay in line with the United States, trying hard to work in partnership with them, even understanding that the majority of British Columbians want this to change. And the situation on the ground has shifted. We're enabled to be a little bit more selfish in our decisions, what's best for British Columbians." Technically, Yukon (which made this change in 2020) is a neighboring jurisdiction! Though, as "[t]he survey sample was dominated by respondents from the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast, and Thompson-Okanagan regions" — in other words, the south and southwest of the province — somehow I doubt that was the jurisdiction that was front-of-mind for many who made this point. -- Tim Parenti
Also worth noting that the 2019 survey was mostly online. I cannot find any information about how it may have been restricted to British Columbians, so it is possible that it was open to the rest of the world.
Hi folks, There have been a lot of feelings and opinions on what British Columbia has done politically with respect to time. The conversation has been interesting at times but diverges from the purpose of this list, which is about proposals for updates to the Time Zone Database and associated code. A different forum may be necessary for opining on, say, the efficacy of digital surveys to assess public opinion of such a change. Best, Jake Sent from my iPhone
On 5 Mar 2026, at 01:38, liam--- via tz <tz@iana.org> wrote:
Also worth noting that the 2019 survey was mostly online. I cannot find any information about how it may have been restricted to British Columbians, so it is possible that it was open to the rest of the world.
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