MLA Linda Larson. (File photo)
Last weekend’s time change could have been the last for British Columbians, if MLA Linda Larson gets her way.
For a third time, she is working to eliminate Daylight Savings Time (DST) in B.C.
Larson introduced a private member’s bill in legislature last Wednesday that would keep British Columbia on DST if similar legislation is approved in California and Washington.
“California and Washington State are both going through a process right now to stay on DST year-round,” Larson said. “It would be prudent that B.C. follow, as they are our biggest west coast partners.”
Larson believes that in order for the province to maintain an economic advantage, it needs to remain in the same time zones as U.S. states also in the Pacific standard time zone.
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“Seventy nine per cent of the world’s population doesn’t switch clocks, so there must be a reason for that,” Larson said.
The idea for Larson’s bill originated in Grand Forks, where municipal officials put this resolution forward at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in 2017 and 2018.
“The people in my community have been quite adamant about making this change,” she said.
This will be the third time Larson has introduced the bill. She hopes it will gain more traction on this attempt, in light conversations in California and Washington State.
“I support the community of Grand Forks in this resolution and everyone who has contacted me on this issue,” Larson said. “I’m happy to follow through with this bill and I hope all members will support it.
