That is true but at present everything business related in BC has a clear expectation of being in the same time zone as WA/OR/CA, and AB matches US Mountain time.
eric> If Canada doesn't do the same thing at the same time, it'll be a
eric> real hassle, dealing with a change from -8 to -7 crossing the
eric> border between BC and WA, for instance. It has to be done
eric> consistently throughout North America.
You must not have ever dealt with Indiana, where it was DST or not by
choice per county. It wasn't quite the cluster***k you'd think.