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Anyone who wants this change obviously does not have a kid in sports. Especially at the older ages where they have a cut off time based on when it will be dark. Guess the kids will have to cut their (baseball, soccer, etc.) game short if we drop this. No thanks.

Not to worry! Will not make it passed 1st reading, according to the PC government

think the effects of a one hour change is all in our heads and we over think the change. Time is relative. Accurate timekeeping and time zones just organises the 24 hour solar day aka Earth Rotation into a scheduled time that we can base our lives around. Prior to that, for thousands of years we lived with no issues and there was really no concept of time besides Sunrise and Sunset.  
 
Weather it's 7pm or 8pm is arbitrary, it really could be 5am. We could live on UTC time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time. That's the location where it was decided the Time Zones start at 0 hour and an hour was added at regular intervals going west. Greenwich was also where 0 longitude got set. Time zones are more for convenience in a global world.  
 
Our bodies really use the day/night cycle for our sleep cycles instead of arbitrary time zone times. Humans sleep when needed and as required.  
 
Edited by Trevor B, 2019-03-07 19:49:16

I also think it’s a mind over matter thing Trevor...but didn’t want to be the first person to say it!! Hahaha

I have 2 kids and work in a daycare and I really don’t think the time change is a big deal. I start adjusting their sleep times a day or 2 before plus lots of activity and fresh air and by Monday they are pretty set. Even dealing with a group of kids aged 2-6 doesn’t affect our day very much.  
 
If the was no dst, think about how much earlier many kids would start waking up because it’s brighter out. I’d definitely miss the light at the end of the day.

and standardised times don't take into account the solar variations, Longitude, Latitude, Earth tilt. So day/night becomes greatly out of balance in terms of the time. Hence why we need Daylight Savings Time in Manitoba and can't stay on one time. If we stayed DST year round, it also causes issues like the Sun not rising till 9:30am at the Winter Solstice. Though we would have an extra hour before sunset.  
 
The balance is also out of wack in Saskatchewan as well to a degree, not as much as Manitoba though.  
 
Daylight Savings Time is more about balancing the day/night hours to work in the rigid time zones.

think of how people lived before they were ruled by the clock and survived. Just think of those who traversed this country during the early years. Don't think they worried about having to sleep at a certain time.

I sleep like shit regardless of the time so maybe that’s why I don’t think it has any affect LOL

Lived is Saskatoon for two years. The Sun coming up at 4:30 AM was ridiculous. I've lived without DST, and it was stupid.  
 
The Spring change affects people for a few days ten they adjust. Here are the changes we should make.  
 
1) The time change should not happen Saturday night. It should happen Friday evening. Hell, maybe even at 6:00pm.  
 
2) Kids do have a few hard days the following week. Move Spring Break to the week after the time change. Gives the Kids their week off to recover, plus here in Winnipeg there would be less people commuting that week with school out. In Brandon, the Winter Fair would move two weeks earlier to still be during Spring Break and would actually return to actually being in the winter.

I was raised in SK and moved to MB. I personallyI love daylight savings time. When my kids played ball in SK we travelled to other towns and at the beginning g of the season we had a hard time getting the game finished before it was too dark. I love having more daylight in the evening during summer. The switch of time does not bother me. I do like changing back in the fall but only because I have lots of family in SK and it makes it easier.

There is a bill being presented in the US to put all of the US permanently on Daylight Savings Time. The article I read Indicates that studies have shown there are benefits to this though it did not specify what those benefits are.

people who say its hard on kids to keep to their schedules? Serious? More like a hard ship to the parents. Young kids can't tell time and it's easy to fool them. As for wahhhhhh we lose on hour of sunlight in the evening...No you don't it. The sun will always be there, or start your activities earlier. As for the ones complaining about the early sunrise..go to Giant Tiger and buy some cheap blackout curtains...People apparently have way to much time on their hands to complain about this topic year after year..how about spending it napping or playing with said younguns. Keeping the time the same won't change nothing.. the sun rises and sets and changes daily. And what time do you want it change to anyhow..in line with Ontario or with Sask? Let the next debate start in 3.2.1

Just let’s stick with DST throughout the year. Let’s have the light at the end of the day so folks can enjoy the evenings. Cuts down on traffic accidents at the change over time and less incidents as tired drivers not driving home in the dark

I am very thankful that the bill did not pass, I love the extra hour of sunlight in the summer...and after this winter I am really looking forward to it!

I think you know darn well that we don't actually mean an actual hour of the day is lost. Also, how do you move round school start times to make the evenings longer so that you can move extracurriculars up an hour.  
 
As for who to get in line with? I would move permanently to Central Daylight Time, but would tie said change to whether or not Ontario makes the change. If Ontario moves to permanent Eastern Standard Time, then we would end up sharing the same time year round. If they moved to permanent Daylight Time, then we'd be one hour different like we are right now.  
 
The reasons you sync with Ontario is because that is where most head offices are, and you don't want them guessing the time difference wrong: also, part of Northern Ontario shares the Central Time Zone.

Currently the Sun sets on July 30th at 9:40 pm. Why would anyone want it to set at 8:40 pm?  
 
Winter in Manitoba is long and brutal. I would rather have extra time in the evening and yes farmers would like that extra hour to cut and bale hay.

Farmers don’t need the extra hour to cut hay lol. We don’t work by the clock.  
I work til dark no matter what the time....

I really dislike hot sunny days - my perfect summer day would be 25 degrees (maximum) and only partly sunny - also would like a rainy day at least once per week (not a thunderstorm) - I don't like 25 below but overcast skies for days on end are just fine. I have almost no interest in going to a warm climate during our winter. The earlier the sun goes down the better but that's just me and I know I'm in the minority and I know there is no chance of us staying on standard time year round. I don't think I'd have a problem living in a bunker or fall-out shelter for months on end. For those of you who appreciate DST - enjoy!

Just finished turning all the clocks ahead  
Getting shortchanged a hour today. Thank goodness I’m retired and keep my old routine. My clock in the garage doesn’t get changed. Can’t believe anyone likes DST