Canadians Overwhelmingly Back Ending the Twice-Yearly Clock Change, Survey Finds

Canadians Overwhelmingly Back Ending the Twice-Yearly Clock Change, Survey Finds
Morning light hits the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 28, 2018. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Many Canadians are tired of losing an hour of sleep every spring and would like to see the tradition of switching from permanent standard time to daylight saving time scrapped for good, a new survey suggests.

Eighty-six percent of respondents to a survey by polling firm Angus Reid said they are in favour of permanently abolishing the time change.