Daylight Saving Time took effect early Sunday morning as clocks moved ahead by one hour across Nunavut, but Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki says itSA国际影视传媒檚 no longer a worthwhile practice.
SA国际影视传媒淒oes this still make sense for our communities or is it something that was introduced over a century ago during a time when the needs of the southern agricultural sector were more dominant than they are today,SA国际影视传媒� Malliki said in the Legislative Assembly on March 18, pointing out that a number of Canadian jurisdictions have eliminated seasonal time changes, or are in the process, as is the United States.
Justice Minister David Akeeagok, whose department is responsible for time zone regulations, said there have been no discussions to that effect within the territory.
Malliki asked Akeeagok to consult with the Nunavut Association of Municipalities on this issue.
Akeeagok didnSA国际影视传媒檛 provide any such assurance.
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Malliki asked if the territorial cabinet would look into the matter.
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If thereSA国际影视传媒檚 any will to end seasonal time changes, there will be discussion in the House at that point, the minister added.
