The Parti Québécois (PQ) is vowing to put an end to the twice-annual time change, saying this weekend will “very likely” be the last time Quebecers turn back the clocks.
Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon took to social media on Wednesday morning to reiterate that his party has “taken a stand several times” against the time change.
He pointed to studies showing that the practice is “counterproductive for health and poses adaptation challenges for children.”
St-Pierre Plamondon stated that his government plans to “act properly and intelligently” by consulting “all the specialists” in the coming months as part of a parliamentary committee.
He said he hopes to determine whether Quebec will remain on daylight time or standard time.
If Quebec stays on standard (winter) time, the change would mean that at the summer solstice in Montreal, usually around June 21, the sun would rise at 4 a.m. and set at 7:45 p.m.
This isn’t the first attempt by a Quebec government to address the time change.
In 2024, the former Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government launched a public consultation on the abolition of daylight time.
At the time, the party did not commit to a timeline for legislation, and nothing came of it.
The time change is set for this weekend, with Quebecers expected to “fall back” and rewind their clocks by one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1.
