Permanent Daylight Saving Time? Where Efforts to ‘Lock the Clocks’ Stand
11th March 2023
The start of daylight saving time is upon us again, meaning almost all Americans – Hawaii and parts of Arizona don’t observe DST – are setting their clocks ahead one hour. Some, however, are calling for the bi-annual changing of the clocks to come to an end.
But could we really “lock the clocks” soon?
Lawmakers – both at the state and federal levels – are hoping that’s the case.
Don’t hold your breath.
March 14th, 2023 at 18:51
Most of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada observes Central Standard Time all year round (small portions bordering Alberta observe Mountain Standard Time and Mountain Daylight Savings Time). This means the greater part of the province alternates between having the same time as Manitoba, to having the same time as Alberta. This choice was made as a better alternative to splitting the province in half between two time zones. It also means that most Saskatchewanians don’t have to fiddle with their clocks twice a year. I believe that time zones in the Russian Federation are advanced one hour, so daylight savings time all year!