Should Alberta keep changing the clocks for daylight saving time?

CALGARY (660 NEWS) – Once again Calgarians will gain an extra hour of sleep thanks to Daylight Saving Time.

You’re reminded to turn your clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday.

For residents of B.C., it might be the last time they ever change the clocks as the government introduced legislation to stop the yearly tradition.

READ MORE: B.C. tables time change law

The question now is, should other provinces like Alberta follow suit?

University of Calgary Psychology Professor Michael Antle said several American states are looking at staying on daylight time, but he has concerns.

“There’s a lot of movement to get rid of the annual switch and I fully support that. There’s been evidence to get rid of that. But, you have to make the healthy, proper decision and the evidence is saying the standard time would be the better one.”

Antle said that’s because our bodies respond better to the sun in the morning, not later in the day.

READ MORE: Most Americans dislike twice-a-year time flops

The research also found it could lead to serious health problems.

“Those people have higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and many cancers as well. We want to have people getting that morning light, to help them get their clock on the right time.”

The time change also isn’t great for parents of small kids who will likely lose sleep as their routines are thrown out of wack.

In 2017, the Alberta government scrapped a bill that would eliminate the time change for the province. That would have created an Alberta Standard Time, two hours ahead of B.C.

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