<div dir="ltr"><div>The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has passed a bill which would advance standard time in the province by one hour and repeal the seasonal clock changes — effectively putting the province on year-round daylight saving time.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/7485079/ontario-daylight-saving-time-amendment-act/">https://globalnews.ca/news/7485079/ontario-daylight-saving-time-amendment-act/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to MPP Jeremy Roberts, who introduced the private member's bill, the legislation would require "coordination" with neighboring jurisdictions such as Quebec and New York state, and "would not come into effect until the Attorney General decides it should come into effect."  Indeed, the text of the bill states that the act "comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor", who represents the Canadian monarch.</div><div><br></div><div>The bill passed the assembly unanimously on its third reading and received Royal Assent on 30 November 2020.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-42/session-1/bill-214">https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-42/session-1/bill-214</a><br></div><div><a href="https://www.ola.org/sites/default/files/node-files/bill/document/pdf/2020/2020-11/b214ra_e.pdf">https://www.ola.org/sites/default/files/node-files/bill/document/pdf/2020/2020-11/b214ra_e.pdf</a><br></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">--<br>Tim Parenti<br></div></div></div>