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Doug Ford ‘all in’ on ending seasonal time changes if Quebec, eastern U.S. agree

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Bowden, O. (2026, November 4). Doug Ford ‘all in’ on ending seasonal time changes if Quebec, eastern U.S. agree. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12136848/doug-ford-seasonal-time-changes/

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Global News · collected 2026-11-04 · by Olivia Bowden

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford stated he is willing to end seasonal time changes if Quebec and parts of the eastern United States agree to do so. During a press conference, Ford emphasized his readiness for cooperation once neighboring regions make their decisions. He referenced Quebec’s recent hesitation on the matter but expressed openness towards discussions with Premier Plamondon. The article highlights how several other Canadian provinces and territories have already moved to permanent daylight time, prompting renewed interest in harmonizing time practices across borders.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he is “all in” on ending seasonal time changes only if Quebec and parts of the eastern United States agree. This comes after Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced last month that his province plans to scrap the twice-annual time switch but hasn't decided between keeping daylight or standard time year-round. British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, northwestern Ontario, and the Northwest Territories have already opted to stick with daylight saving time permanently. Ford stressed he is “easy going” on the matter and ready for discussions once Quebec finalizes its decision. Permanent daylight time would mean Toronto’s winter solstice sunrise at around 8:45 a.m., with sunset at 5:45 p.m., which has drawn criticism from some sleep experts who favor permanent standard time instead.

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📰 Ontario All In On Ending Time Changes
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Olivia Bowden
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2026-11-04 · assertive framing · Doug Ford ‘all in’ on ending seasonal time changes if Quebec, eastern U.S. agree
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2026-11-04 · assertive framing · Ford says OSAP auditors will clear low-risk career colleges first; no timeline given
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Topics

Manitoba Ontario Quebec U.S. the United States

Subjects

Quebec GPE · 4× Manitoba GPE · 3× Ontario GPE · 3× Doug Ford PERSON · 2× Ford PERSON · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× New York GPE · 1× Paul St- Pierre Plamondon PERSON · 1× Plamondon PERSON · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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Quebec Premier Paul St- Pierre Plamondon announced last month that the province is planning to scrap the twice-annual time switch, but the government hasn’t decided yet if it will keep daylight time or standard time for the entire year.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-04
🔮 Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will be “all in” on ending seasonal time changes only if Quebec and parts of the United States are fully on board.
2026-11-04 · Global News
Doug Ford ‘all in’ on ending seasonal time changes if Quebec, eastern U.S. agree · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will be “all in” on ending seasonal time changes only if Quebec and parts of the United States are fully on board. asserted
Quebec → say → board
“I’m easy going. asserted
I → ’m → ?
This argument has been going on for decades,” he said. asserted
he → go → decades
“If Quebec and New York and the eastern corridor of the U.S. wants to do it, I’m all in,” he said. asserted
he → want → it
Quebec Premier Paul St- Pierre Plamondon announced last month that the province is planning to scrap the twice-annual time switch, but the government hasn’t decided yet if it will keep daylight time or standard time for the entire year. asserted
it → announce → year
“(Plamondon) was going to do it, then he pulled back,” said Ford. asserted
Ford → go → it
He said he’s ready to get on the same page once Plamandon is ready. asserted
Plamandon → say → page
“At the end of the day, it’s pitch black out there. asserted
it → ’ → day
- Ford says OSAP auditors will clear low-risk career colleges first; no timeline given - asserted
timeline → say → colleges
The U.S. midterm victors breaking records in their states and the nation asserted
victors → break → states
‘We’re in tough times’: Doug Ford shuts the door on new funding deal for Toronto - asserted
Ford → ’re → Toronto
‘Extinction-level event’: DeSantis says blue wave will hurt GOP for years Ontario has made regulatory changes to the Time Act and allowed regions west of the 90th meridian to align with Manitoba and keep daylight time. asserted
regions → say → time
Manitoba decided in September to make daylight time permanent. asserted
time → decide → September
The discussion about ending seasonal time changes has been revived for Ontario as Alberta, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and British Columbia all opted this year to keep daylight time in perpetuity. asserted
Alberta → end → perpetuity
Saskatchewan does not adjust its clocks. asserted
Saskatchewan → adjust → clocks
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