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I would like to stay on standard time, as our Saskatchewan neighbors do. I realize the pros and cons.

I could care less what time zone we stay on, as long as we stop this time change!

I say, instead of switching time at 2 am, so I get a miserable night of sleep and end up jet-lagged having never left my own house, we do the following (it's in my best interest):  
 
1. Switch time ahead at 4pm on a Friday, so I can leave work an hour early, then:  
 
2. Switch time back at 8am on a Monday, so I can get to work an hour later.  
 
Problem solved, for me.

I can’t wait till we go to a set time. Then hear all the people that whined to have it change whine that it sucks cause it’s dark to late in the morning Or it gets dark to early in the summer. Like have you people never stayed up a hour later than your normal bed time or travelled to another time zone. Same sh!t different pile.

If, and this is a big if, Manitoba decides to stay on one time, the only option is to stay on CDT. Which personally I would be fine with, but I understand peoples complaints if we were to do that as well.  
 
The only reason CST works in Saskatchewan is because most of the province should be in the Mountain time zone.

YAY - I hope this is what it is about and that it passes!

I also don't get the fuss. Nobody will be happy either way.

I actually look forward to changing my clocks. I know its bizarre, but I appreciate the benefits of the switch. It also gives me a chance to sync all the clocks in my house.  
 
I think we have to remember we live at 50 degrees north latitude. That means that we have barely 8 hours of sunlight on the winter solstice and over 16 hours of sunlight on the summer solstice. That is an 8 hour swing over 6 months.  
 
The closer you are to the equator the more consistent your daylight hours are. For example, Los Angeles has just shy of 10 hours of sunlight on the winter solstice and 14 hours on the summer solstice. That is only a 4 hour swing. Get down to Mexico City and the swing is even less.  
 
My point is, that sticking on one time zone is going to have less of an impact in LA, than it will here. Remaining on daylight time here will mean that the sun will rise an hour earlier. As it is, on June 21 the sun rises at 5:31 a.m., but if we remained on standard time it would be 4:30 a.m. I'm sorry, but I like to be sound asleep at 4:30 a.m.  
 
Scientists say standard time is better because it means we have more morning daylight. That may be true in LA where there is 14 hours of daylight in the summer and 9 in the winter, but what does that do for us when we have 16 hours of daylight to contend with in June? At least with the switch we get morning sun in Winter, and evening sun in Summer.  
 
The one hour shift has no impact on me. I have crossed a time zone and it affects me no worse than that. I say leave it alone. Just because the US does it, all of which is south of us, doesn't mean we should do it. The switch has other benefits here that may not work in the US.  
 
But if a switch has to be made, please go to daylight time, not standard. At least the Bill has that right.

Yes you’re right. This was tried years ago in the UK and everyone hated it. We change the clocks for a reason, to make the best use of the daylight hours available.

Seriously an hour is nothing *laughs in shift worker*

Every government who is voting to stay on one time year round is choosing to stay on daylight time, not standard time. As announced today, Manitoba will move to daylight time year round if the US does the same.

Seriously....it makes zero sense to change time for 4 months of the year.......

The part that always confuses me is that we change 1 month before the shortest day but then wait 3 months after the shortest day to change back. If daylight is ok a month before it must be ok a month after. Therefore only 2 months of concern so why bother? I agree stay on daylight.

We need to use DST year round. Even the children miss the extra daylight after school.