Closing time: Alberta committee rejects idea of keeping clocks the same all year
EDMONTON — Premier Rachel Notley says the question of whether Alberta should stop changing its clocks every spring and fall hasn’t been resolved yet.
An all-party legislature committee dominated by NDP members of the legislature unanimously voted Tuesday to urge the government to abandon a bill that would keep the province on the same time all year.
While the committee heard from Albertans that sticking to one time would be convenient, help kids with sleep rhythms and aid seniors taking pills on a schedule, it felt the effect on business was too onerous for Alberta to go it alone.
“That (impact on business) is certainly not something we want to see happen,” said NDP member Karen McPherson.