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Prime Minister John Horgan has moved to change the face of the day, but as some states move closer to abolishing time changes, British Columbia may face more pressure to do the same.
Tuesday night, California voted to pbad a proposal to establish the state one step closer to establishing daylight time year-round.
Almost 60 per cent of Californians voted in favor of Proposition 7, which gives the legislature the ability to change daylight savings in accordance with federal law.
Similar laws have been discussed in Washington and Oregon.
One expert finds it hard to imagine that it would be out of step with the times of its trading partners in West Coast states.
"I think it would be quite disruptive actually," said Peter Tingling, badociate professor at Simon Fraser University's Beedle School of Business. "These are contiguous or semi-contiguous places that are very important to us economically."
"We look at Toronto and New York for example, but they're geographically dispersed and we've used it," Tingling added.
However, the California politician who championed the proposal 7 notes that the state is already out of alignment with neighboring Arizona.
"People do not think it makes any difference," said badembly member Kansen Chu. He believes people will get used to changing times when they travel.
State and federal approval needed
There are still several hurdles to cross before the state can do away with twice-a-year time changes. The California measures still requires a two-thirds vote in the state legislature, and a change in federal law by Congress.
For now, the provincial government seems to be content to wait and see what changes. A spokesman in Horgan's office said there are no current plans to make a change to daylight time in B.C.
"We'll watch what's happening in California and see if it moves forward."
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