Parti Québécois promises to abolish time change, starting next year

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Newsome, J. (2026, October 28). Parti Québécois promises to abolish time change, starting next year. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/end-time-change-parti-quebecois-9.7399165?cmp=rss

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CBC News · collected 2026-10-28 · by Jacqueline Newsome

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The Parti Québécois has pledged to end the practice of changing clocks for the final time this year if its proposed legislation passes. Premier St-Pierre Plamondon announced on Facebook that this could be the last year Quebecers will need to adjust their clocks due to a public consultation where 90% supported ending the practice. The PQ plans to consult experts and consider adopting either permanent daylight saving time or standard time, with the latter providing more morning light while the former offers more evening sunlight.
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Parti Québécois (PQ) promises to abolish daylight saving time changes starting next year, if their proposed bill passes. This would mean Quebecers will turn back their clocks for the last time this coming weekend. The PQ plans to table a bill in the near future to end the practice of switching between standard and daylight saving time.

Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon wrote on Facebook that this change is aimed at reducing unnecessary constraints, particularly for parents dealing with children’s reactions during time changes. An online public consultation conducted by the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government in 2024 found that 90% of Quebecers who participated supported ending daylight saving time changes.

Despite this strong support, the CAQ did not move forward with changing the practice, citing a need for further consultations due to shifting economic conditions.

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🔮 Parti Québécois promises to abolish time change, starting next year Quebecers will wind back the clocks for the final time this year, if future PQ bill passes Quebecers will turn back their clocks for the last time this weekend, according to the Parti Québécois (PQ).
2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Parti Québécois promises to abolish time change, starting next year
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CAQ Ontario Parti Québécois Quebec Quebecers

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Quebec GPE · 3× Quebecers NORP · 3× CAQ ORG · 2× Ontario GPE · 2× Coalition Avenir Québec ORG · 1× Facebook ORG · 1× Parti Québécois ORG · 1× Simon Jolin-Barrette PERSON · 1× St-Pierre Plamondon PERSON · 1× the Parti Québécois ORG · 1×

Narrative

Ontario to move permanently to daylight saving time as long as Quebec, New York follow B.C., Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Manitoba have all decided to stop switching between daylight and standard time in the last year or so, while residents in Yukon and Saskatchewan haven't wound back their clocks in years.
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🔮 Parti Québécois promises to abolish time change, starting next year Quebecers will wind back the clocks for the final time this year, if future PQ bill passes Quebecers will turn back their clocks for the last time this weekend, according to the Parti Québécois (PQ).
2026-10-28 · CBC News
Parti Québécois promises to abolish time change, starting next year · assertive framing

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Parti Québécois promises to abolish time change, starting next year Quebecers will wind back the clocks for the final time this year, if future PQ bill passes Quebecers will turn back their clocks for the last time this weekend, according to the Parti Québécois (PQ). uncertain
Quebecers → promise → Québécois
The party hopes to table a bill in the coming months to abolish the time change. asserted
party → hop → change
"To all the parents who will be dealing with their children's reactions this time change in the several weeks to come: this is probably the last year we'll be imposing such unnecessary constraints on ourselves," wrote the premier on Facebook. asserted
premier → deal → Facebook
On the campaign trail, St-Pierre Plamondon had said if elected, he would be open to abolishing the time change as the PQ believed the practice to be counterproductive to health. asserted
practice → say → health
An online public consultation launched in 2024 by the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government found that 90 per cent of Quebecers who participated were in favour of ditching the time change. asserted
who → launch → change
The CAQ did not move forward with the change. asserted
CAQ → move → change
In spring of 2025, the former justice minister Simon Jolin-Barrette stated that further consultation would be needed given a change in Quebec's economic situation. asserted
consultation → state → situation
"Several concerns — such as the opinions of experts and scientists, as well as the possibility of aligning with neighbouring states — have been raised through the consultation," wrote Jolin-Barrette in a statement. asserted
Barrette → align → statement
"We must take these into account." Time zones in Canada are getting complicated. asserted
zones → take → Canada
Ontario to move permanently to daylight saving time as long as Quebec, New York follow B.C., Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Manitoba have all decided to stop switching between daylight and standard time in the last year or so, while residents in Yukon and Saskatchewan haven't wound back their clocks in years. asserted
residents → move → years
In 2020, Ontario passed a law that said it would end its time change practice, but only if Quebec and New York did the same. asserted
Quebec → pass → same
A PQ spokesperson told CBC that the party plans to hear from experts during a parliamentary committee hearing on adopting permanent daylight time or standard time. asserted
party → tell → time
The former offers more light in the evening, and the latter in the morning. asserted
former → offer → morning
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