ONTARIO
TO CHANGE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IN 2007
TORONTO — Ontarians will be changing their clocks on different dates in
the spring and fall as the province adopts extended daylight saving
time, Attorney General Michael Bryant announced today.
Beginning in 2007, daylight saving time will start on the second
Sunday in March, and end on the first Sunday in November. Similar
changes were recently adopted in the United States.
"It is important to maintain Ontario's competitive advantage by
coordinating time changes with our major trading partner, and
harmonizing our financial, industrial, transportation and communications
links," said Bryant. "This is in the best interest of Ontario."
An inter-ministerial committee, led by David Zimmer, Parliamentary
Assistant to the Attorney General, looked into the advantages and
disadvantages of changing daylight saving time. The committee reviewed
public safety, energy, trade, and other issues, and consulted with
stakeholders and other levels of government. Daylight saving time in
Ontario is governed by the Time Act, legislation that is the
responsibility of the Attorney General.
"We consulted 23 groups representing the agriculture, education,
energy, financial, industry, and transportation sectors, and others,"
said Zimmer. "The majority of stakeholders supported synchronizing
daylight saving time with the U.S."
"We heard from Ontarians, and most individuals and groups who
contacted us want to be in harmony with our neighbours," said Bryant.
"Our economies and societies are inextricably linked. That fact, along
with possible benefits in reducing accidents, energy conservation and
crime prevention, support a coordinated time change." |
