Spring forward, fall back or no flipping at all? Quebec is mulling what to do with time change.
Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette announced a public consultation Tuesday, saying people can weigh in with their opinions online.
“We want to hear from you on the question of time change in Quebec,” Jolin-Barrette told reporters at the provincial legislature in Quebec City.
The province also hopes to hear how Quebecers from all walks of life currently deal with the twice-annual ritual of winding the clock forward and back, accrodign to Jolin-Barrette. The public consultation includes a short questionnaire and citizens can also submit briefs on the topic.
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The majority of Canadian provinces abide by the seasonal change, but Yukon and most of Saskatchewan keep their clocks the same year-round.
Quebec Premier François Legault had previously suggested he wasn’t opposed to the idea of scrapping it, but that it wasn’t a priority. Meanwhile, Ontario officials have said they would move on Daylight Saving Time (DST) if neighbouring New York and Quebec did.
The public consultations will be held online starting Tuesday through December and Jolin-Barrette says then the government will go from there.
“We will see in the next few months what we will do with the consultations of Quebecers,” he said.
— with files from Global’s Uday Rana, Saba Aziz and The Canadian Press
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