Sunday March 8, 2020 should be the last time Ontario moves their clocks forward. It is time to stop changing our clocks twice a year. It is time to protect sunshine.





When clocks leap forward in the spring, research shows there is an increase in heart attacks, traffic accidents, and workplace injuries – the result of millions of people adjusting to being forced miss an hour of sleep.





Workplace productivity decreases and messing with our clocks does not save any energy – one of the reasons given for doing so.





Marie-France Lalonde, former MPP for Orléans, introduced the Sunshine Protection Act that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent on November 1, 2020.

“Study after study has shown the many benefits of a year-round Daylight-Saving Time. We need to respect evidence as we move forward in a new way” said Lalonde.







“Permanent DST means people who work a standard day shift – and kids who go to school during the day – get more daylight after work. It means getting up when it is a bit darker in exchange for an extra hour of light after work. Sunsets in the dead of winter would be at roughly 6 pm, instead of 5, and sunrises would be at 8:30 am instead of 7:30.”





There are numerous benefits to permanent DST:

Children get more exercise on days with later sunsets;

Rates of outdoor robberies decline;

Reduce traffic-related deaths, especially for pedestrians;

No switching clocks back and forth every year;

No loss of productivity due to the time change.





“People are sick of watching the sun set while they are still at work,” said MPP Lalonde. “Let’s protect our sunshine and make Ontario a safer and happier place.”