Camosun professor questions choice of permanent daylight time

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As B.C. gets ready to spring forward one final time, a number of voices are saying the government has ignored the scientific consensus on how to best handle ending time changes.

The BC government press release on the adoption of permanent daylight time cited a study from Standford medicine on the impacts of clock changes. The senior author of that study told the CBC that permanent daylight time is “scientifically not a good idea”.

That sentiment is echoed by Camosun psychology instructor Michael Pollock, who says a move toward permanent standard time would be the better option from a public health perspective if the province was looking to do away with time changes. He spoke about the issue with Midcoast Morning.

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Guests:

• Michael Pollock — Instructor of Psychology, Camosun College.

Program Team:

• Joe Pugh — Host and Producer.

• Jesse Woodward — Executive Producer.

• Arbie Fru — Technical Assistance.

Podcast Photo:

• Michael Pollock at Camosun College (Camosun).

Theme Music:

• Waste Management - First One

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