B.C.’s Official Opposition introduces bill to prevent future time changes [Video]

Still sleepy from this week’s time change?

B.C’s Official Opposition hopes to make political hay in the sunshine and has introduced a bill that calls for the immediate end to any future time changes in the province. The catch is getting the government to support it.

“Let’s get this implemented,” said John Rustad as he rose in the legislature Thursday to introduce his bill: Interpretation (Uniform Pacific Time Zone) Amendment Act. 

“Let’s end these time changes in British Columbian for people’s health.”

Rustad told the house people in the province are done with twice-yearly time changes, citing consequences such as sleep deprivation, health issues, and car accidents.

To drive home the urgency for a change, Rustad’s party went further in its argument, saying the change could be part of the “elbows up,” Canada-first approach in its …