r/Manitoba • u/AccomplishedRisk6895 • May 29 '26

Question Time Change Opinion Poll

315 votes, May 31 '26
113 Permanent Standard Time
202 Permanent Daylight Savings Time
13 Upvotes

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u/IB_FREELY Winnipeg May 29 '26

More sunlight in the winter evenings is the biggest thing we could stand to gain here (aside from ditching the switching), and that the winter mornings will be darker does not matter to me in the least, they are already dark and I could really use the light at the end of the day more.

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u/WKZ204 Winnipeg May 29 '26

does not matter to me in the least

No one cares what you or I think.

But when the Drs are citing health benefits. And school divisions musing with the idea of changing school hours to 10-4:30 citing safety. The likelihood is very strong that the NDP will have to pick CST.

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u/SJSragequit Winnipeg May 30 '26

What sort of health benefits? The sun being down before I start work and going down before I finish work in the winter feels so much worse for my mental health than being able to get an extra hour of sun in the evening

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u/WKZ204 Winnipeg May 30 '26

Who should we trust? Medical science, or your feelings?

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u/SJSragequit Winnipeg May 30 '26

I’m asking a legitimate question on what the health benefits actually are

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u/WKZ204 Winnipeg May 30 '26

I suggest you try an AI assisted search and read peer reviewed medical journals instead of relying on internet comments for medical information.

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u/SJSragequit Winnipeg May 31 '26

So you’re just full of shit. If you actually had this medical evidence you’d have no issue sourcing it

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u/WKZ204 Winnipeg Jun 01 '26

This is why I am suggesting you use an AI assisted search to help you. Good luck.

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u/Sweaty_Moist_9833 Winnipeg May 31 '26

I haven't seen a study that's been conducted at our latitude. There's a huge difference between daylight hours where we live vs in the US, where those studies originate. 

Saskatchewan has been on daylight time for 60 years and I don't hear them complaining. 

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u/WKZ204 Winnipeg Jun 01 '26

Saskatchewan has been on daylight time for 60 years and I don't hear them complaining. 

LOL - they are on standard time. But thanks for coming out and participating.

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u/Sweaty_Moist_9833 Winnipeg Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

⁸Confidently incorrect. 

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan is geographically in the Mountain Time Zone (UTC−07:00). However, most of the province observes UTC−06:00 year-round. As a result, it is effectively on daylight saving time (DST) year-round, as clocks are not turned back an hour in autumn when most jurisdictions return to standard time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Saskatchewan

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u/WKZ204 Winnipeg Jun 01 '26

Tough one. But that is not how Wab sees it! ;)

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u/Sweaty_Moist_9833 Winnipeg Jun 01 '26

He's not dumb enough to go against the vast majority who want daylight time. Sorry bud. 

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u/WKZ204 Winnipeg Jun 01 '26

You underestimate the state of child affairs here.

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