Time change officially comes to an end in Manitoba

The clocks will never fall back or spring forward in Manitoba again.

On Friday afternoon, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew officially signed the proclamation that would permanently put Manitoba on daylight time.

Kinew announced the change last week after Manitobans provided feedback that time was up for the time change. In the style of U.S. President Donald Trump, he called the proclamation paperwork, “very big, very beautiful.”

“Let the record show in the history books, when you tell your great-great-grandkids when we stopped changing the clocks, that change happened right here in Selkirk,” Kinew said.

Continuing his impression of the President, the premier then turned the document toward the crowd, displaying his signature.

“Better not lose that,” he said jokingly. “That’s important.”

Most of the 72,000 votes submitted in an online EngageMB survey — 92 per cent — said they would like to see the practice end.