The following letter to the editor was sent to the Globe and Mail on 03 March. It was not published.
Re: Dark days ahead for B.C. – literally (Opinion, 03
Mar.)
Dear Editor,
As I see it, the underlying reason for British Columbia’s
upcoming switch to permanent Daylight Saving Time is clear as the light of day:
look to geopolitics. It is a direct
response to the march of war in Iran and the Middle East as brought on by the
USA and Israel. The terms Spring Forward
and Fall Back evoke manoeuvres from the First World War when DST became
widespread. So, premier David Eby may,
in part, be signalling NDP antimilitarism.
But what better way is there to indicate non-alignment with present-day
U.S. interests than by finding more time in common with things Canadian,
particularly as some Albertans consider sovereignty.
Joerge Dyrkton
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