VANCOUVER—British Columbians want the province to know how they feel about time.

Last week, the province launched a public engagement project asking residents whether it should continue to observe daylight saving time, which sparked a blaze on social media.

The online survey asked people whether they want to change the clocks twice a year or keep consistent time all year round.

And the province says the number of responses has been record breaking.

“It’s clear there is no shortage of views on how we should observe time in British Columbia,” said Premier John Horgan in a release. “I’m very pleased so many people have already taken part in this engagement to help determine the best way forward for B.C., and I encourage everyone to take the survey and let us know what they think.”

More than 158,000 British Columbians responded, the release noted.

And to understand the engagement, the province compared to recent initiatives, such as the survey on cannabis regulations that garnered 19,291 responses.

The survey website includes the history of time observance in the province and the impacts of several options — such as changes to the time of sunrise and sunset at different points in the year.

The survey will be up until 4 p.m. on July 19 and takes roughly five minutes to complete. In addition to the survey, organizations and individuals are invited to provide written submissions which the province says impacts many key B.C. industries, such as agriculture and transportation.

Read more:

Despite ‘thousands’ of letters, daylight saving time isn’t going anywhere says Premier

Bold attempt at daylight saving time became a comic failure in Orillia

Editorial | Time to end the menace that is Daylight Saving Time

Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...

Read more about: