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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2026 by clickety_clack on Monday March 09, 2026 @06:43PM (#47316773)
In British Colombia they’re locking into daylight savings time, so I think it’s safe to say that people aren’t really bothered by solar accuracy.
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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2026 by WorldMaker on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @02:25PM (#47326995)
I believe Vancouver is west enough in its time zone that Daylight time is going to be closer to Solar Noon in Vancouver (plus about 15 minutes? I haven't done the exact math) than Standard time was (minus about 45 minutes?). Vancouver is the economic heart of British Columbia and near enough to the centroid of BC's population that BC may have made the best choice they could for solar accuracy for the majority of the population.
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