One thing I don't see in any of these proposals: simply _adjusting the boundaries._ In the US, and I would expect in Canada also, states and provinces are free to divide themselves between time zones.
So if Chicago wants to try "permanent DST," we could simply move to America/New_York and see how we like it. (Probably not much.) Or more realistically, if western Michigan doesn't like 8am sunrises for 3 months of the year, they can switch to Central Time. David Braverman
