Posted at 6:00 a.m.
Against the time change
“I would like us to put an end to time changes once and for all. Whether we choose daylight saving time or standard time, I don’t mind. Either way, the light will illuminate longer in the morning or evening. What bothers me is having to adjust my sleeping hours twice a year, for no good reason. »
Francine Jacques
“As far back as I can remember, my winter blues start with the fall time change. Conversely, the spring time change gives a boost to my optimism. The problem is that depression is associated with what is called “normal” time by the authorities. If I had a choice, it would be to keep Daylight Savings Time year-round. »
Louis Menard
“I am against the time change. Besides, if we were to stop changing the time, we would have to keep the normal time. This is the time Mother Nature gave us! Who are we to decide what time it is? Humanity wants to take control of everything around it. It may well go wrong! »
Julie Poulin
“As business people, the time change every six months is a source of confusion for our overseas partners. That’s not counting the impact on sleep. »
Julien Bidoud
“The time change affects my health, my sleep and my mood. I would be ready to vote for a monkey if he promised us that there would be no more time changes. »
Guy Bernard
“We would have to choose: either keep normal time, or bring it forward, and stop playing yo-yo with our internal clock. »
Diane Parent
“I’m in favor of Daylight Savings Time all year round. It would give us clarity at the end of the day in winter. »
Pierre C. Tremblay
“It’s not so much the time change as daylight savings time that needs to be banned. Daylight saving time is a human invention against nature, because the future belongs to the early risers of which I am […] In any case, daylight saving time does not coincide with working hours. To be consistent, we should start the day at 10 a.m. and end it at 8 p.m., is that what we want? »
Christian Castonguay
“Totally against the time change. Whether we keep summer or winter time, the two arguments are valid. So why not go with a compromise by keeping Daylight Savings Time, but 30 minutes instead of an hour? Both sides would win. »
Francois Rheaume
“I have been railing for years against the time change. When we take it back in the fall, it goes very well. We have a good hour more to sleep or to enjoy the weekend. Advancing it is cruel. I work on catching up on that hour of sleep all week. I eat when I’m not hungry, I go to bed when I’m not sleepy, I have less concentration, I’m irritable. »
Sylvie Isabelle
“Suffering from seasonal depression, I’ve been hoping for years for the end of the time change in the fall (what I call ‘the entry into the great darkness’) so that I can stay year-round in daylight saving time, i.e. summer time. I would love to see this bill passed and enacted in the United States, and for Quebec to follow suit. »
Anne Theriault
“The time change is stupid and outdated. A government that proposes to abolish it would probably win popular votes… a bit like turning right on a red light. »
Marc-Andre de Launiere
“I am in favor of summer time all year round! It’s good for morale not to experience the darkness at 4 p.m. during the winter months. Let’s hope that our government will agree to follow our neighbors. »
Denise Bruneau
“I would like the time change to be abolished to adopt standard time. The importance of light in winter is greater in the morning than at the end of the afternoon. »
Michael Beauchamp
“If we keep summer time, that would be fine with me. Winter time is totally depressing with darkness and cold. »
Alexandre Baril-Lagace
“I am against the time change, which disturbs children’s sleep twice a year. If the United States does, Canada will have to follow. »
Maurice Renoux
For the time change
“ It would be too difficult to go to work in the dark every winter day. Also, it would increase electricity costs. »
Francine Delaney
“Simple undocumented opinion: I’m a teacher and I can’t imagine starting my school day at 8 a.m. if it’s still dark. Imagine having the responsibility of having 36-40 young people learn something in this context! Combining clarity and activity is essential for our physical and mental health. I am convinced of it. »
Martine Pitcher
“I am for the time change. If we always stayed on daylight saving time, it would be dark until 8 a.m. in December and January. You would have to get up in the dark. It would be very difficult for the body. »
Michael Lachapelle
And the comic…
“Standard or daylight saving time, I’m always late, it doesn’t matter. »
Robert Taylor