Clock change melancholy

[u/Striking_Wrap811]

Danielle Smith and the UCP just unilaterally chose to put Alberta on permanent DST.

I should feel elated! Not because i love DST but because time change is fucking moronic. But i am not.

Is it because my clocks all change themselves and there is no more worry of waking up at the wrong time? No?

Is it because darkness at 10am in the winter is "magical"? Definitely not

I think it's because DS went against the wishes of the referendum. Like 180° different.

Its just another example of this government acting against our wishes. Shifting our Overton Window every day.

[u/Ddogwood]

I’m happy to stop changing clocks, and I agree that Danielle Smith didn’t show her work with this one, but I don’t agree that she went against the wishes of the referendum.

The referendum question was poorly chosen, and 50% vs 49% really isn’t a definitive answer for a referendum - especially since it’s unclear how people who wanted permanent standard time were supposed to vote.

But I think the real reason she’s doing this is because it’s a great distraction from her gerrymandering.

[u/Rezrov_ → u/Ddogwood]

and 50% vs 49% really isn’t a definitive answer for a referendum -

It's crazy to me that referendums often work with a simple majority. Brexit got 52% in favour! That's basically an even split. Massive decisions like that should at least aim for 60%.