Quebec Government Considers Abolishing Time Change, Announces Consultations

Quebec Government House Leader and Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette announces a survey on whether to change time in the fall and in the spring season at the legislature in Quebec City, on Oct. 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

The Quebec government says it wants to hear from Quebecers about the possibility of scrapping the twice-yearly time change.

Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the time change has a number of negative health effects, especially on children and teenagers.