A4 THuRsDAY, JUNE 27, 2024 STRATFORD BEACON HERALD Obituaries 8 Obituary or an in Memoriam: | Email announcements: postin with her family lovingly by her side on June 23, 2024, a @ courageous battle wit Heather was en on January 26, sister Dianne Dawson, and her brother Dale (Colleen) in, and their son Sawyer. oa DODD, Edward "Peter" The family wishes to announce the sudo m _passing of Edward “Peter” on Friday June 7, 2024 at the Titsonberg District Memorial Hospital at the age of 71 years. Heather loved her rural roots growing up on the Dawson home farm, and living on the farm outside of St. larys. i Be rans fica sop Jemie |. | ainer hed an ehttusiasm for fe Dodd, his stepsons ROb and Chris Fish and Jamie's mother Irene Gibson. Predeceased by his partner Diane Fish, his mother Esther Ruby, stepfather Earl Ruby, father Murray id, sister Judy Dodd and twin brother William Paul Dodd. career in 1979 and brought a wealth of knowledge and travel experience reat brother to Rob Dodd and Kathy pias (Dodd) and his stepbrothers and stepsisters. Uncle to several nieces eter was a eo loving father to] | Passions. ex pti pastes Jamie and a r of the Horticultural Society, a follower of Christ who enj many church services at Almaguin Evangelical Missionary Church in South River. The simplest brought great Pleasures in life Peter was a dedicated end ny bese: Holland Cleaning — Soluti in London as a service technician for| | Whether she was Busy in the Kitchen many. years. ig her famous “honey buns", harvesting her garden, enjoying on an evening walk, or At the request of Peter, cremation taken place. A private graveside service will be held at a later date with many building She will be deeply missed by all her family and friends. Heather retired in 2019, and she and Greg were able to spend more time doing what they loved; oaio the cold Canadian winters to enjoy the Florida sunshine, and spending time enjoying — their favourte place together, The cottage was Heather's happy oe Family and friends are invited to gather on Friday June 28 for a time of visitation from vue as til the funeral service at 2PM at St. Marys United Church, 85 Church 3 S, St. Marys, ON Interment to follow at St. Marys ‘Memorial donations can be made to The funeral service will be live streamed for those who are unable to attend in person. The live stream link will be fortes available betore the time of the Tiles ouneyet the femy recess donations t Clif came, and of Falth Rsdio FM 99.9, or a charity of choice. Online pegeenltees may be brennemanfuneralhome.ca Arrangements entrusted to Brenneman Funeral Home ee Nellie (Jakobs) ‘uary 10, 1930 - June 23, 2024 Peacéfully, with as ‘nay a her side at the Seaforth ete, Hospital, ete "Nellie" Jansen passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at the age of wife-of the late John Jansen (2008). Dear mother of Rudy (Mary) Waterloo, Boe eee) Jansen, Mary-Lou (Val) Jansen, all of grandmother of Trish (Dan) McLaughlin and Nic (Julie) Jansen; Michael (Emilie) Ward, Matthew (Kristine) Ward; Derek Jansen, Mark Jansen, Rachel (Kyle) Clemintino, Sadie (Patrick) Allamby; Andrea (Paul) Hie lex. ( Ange Murray, Ri Murray and jannah deteen Colin (Marlese Coombs) Jansen and Ellen Jansen. Also survived by nine great- grandchildren. Fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. Dear sister of Gerrit Jakobs (Toos) and sister-in- law Ee fh Jakobs, Jan Gents, aie (Riet) Jansen, and Mien Jansen all o The Netherlands. Predec sons Michael (1965) and John (1976), daar Diane (1981), 2 Grothers, 2 sisters, and twelve of John's siblings a of mm 5-8 PM. The Funeral will be held at St. James pie Church, 22 Vietora Street, SEAFORTH on Thursday, June 27th at 1 im the service live or at your convenience by. Melting“ wwwsacsbook.convhaskatih. Interment. St s Cemetery, Seaforth. Donations to the Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation, St. James Cemetery - Seaforth, or a charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded through www.haskettth.com. www.haskettfh.com CANADA Anew poll finds most younger Canadians are pessimistic about their chances to ever own real estate without parental help. posrmepia FILE Most Gen Z, millennials done with Liberals: poll Party lost longtime Toronto stronghold to Conservatives in recent byelection STUART THOMSON OTTAWA A majority of younger Canadians believe that older gen- erations are rigging things to ben- efit themselves, while making life harder for millennial and Gen Z voters, and most aren’t convinced the recent Liberal Thudget willhelp matters, They also aren’t big fans of plans for more government spending and higher carbon taxes. Nor are they confident that the govern- ment’s recent massive subsidy an- nouncements for EV and battery plants will benefit them. APostmedia-Leger pollreleased this week finds that 54 per cent of Canadians aged 18 to 39 agreed with the notion that their parents’ generation is “ shan: the system for their bene! The Liberal eee had pitchedi its recent budget as ensur- deserted the Liberals en masse. Butthe poll finds only four percent of younger Canadians strongly agreed that the budget “will make things fairer” for their generation, with 16 per cent of respondents saying they somewhat agreed. een six per cent of ee ai ment shouldn’t spend more money than it is currently spending. Thirty-four per cent of Gen Z and millennial voters say want the government to spend less money, agreeing that they are “worried about generations like mine be- ing overly taxed in future to pay for today’s debt.” Another 22 per cent say seen ne should stay at current levi And isp re not particularly enthusiastic about the Liberal government’s massive subsidies for electric vehicles and battery Ls ae Only : 32 per cent of Gen Z and- an for auto and battery makers will “be of significant benefit” to their generation. This week saw the Liberals dey- astated bya byelection loss to Con- servatives in Toronto—St. Paul’s, a formerly solidly urban safe seat, which is widely being seen as a clear sign that voters everywhere, even in once-friendly Liberal ter- ritory, are fed up with the govern- ment. The Liberal candidate was the former chief of staff of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Freeland had campaigned heavily in the riding. The frustration of younger Ca- nadians is heavily centred around Eaey ees! aa that have ut ae disagreed that the budget will make things fairer, however. And ach for many in the younger censatloks said Aaron Wudrick, ee eerene see per t know if the budget will make any difference in fairness. The question also revealed a large gender divide, with only two per cent of women strongly agreeing that the budget will make things fairer, compared to six per cent of men. Women are far more likely to say they don’t know if the budget will help them, with 37 per cent Serr compared only 22 per cent of m The poll hove that millennials and Gen Z also aren’t in favour of more. a ee spending, some- thing th cydirector the rier Institute. ‘Housing is Be eae part of it, because that’s most obvious symbol of fete life stages, if you do all the things you’re supposed to do. You get ajob, you save your money, you should be able to buy ahouse,” said Wudr: “And most Gateics now ob- viously can’t do that. Even pro- fessionals — never mind work- ing-class people — unless they have support from the parents,” he said. The poll shows younger Cana- dians are more likely to be pessi- their chances of ever the ‘April panies The poll = that 56 per cent said the govern- buying real estate. Forty-eight per ho dost iy h think it is unlikely they will ever buyahouse ora condo, with 45 per cent saying it’s likely. Younger people in British Co- lumbia and Ontario, two provinces where housing is the least afford- able in Canada, are far more likely to say that older generations are rigging the system and making it harder for younger generations. In B.C., 61 per cent of younger voters agree with that statement and 57 per cent in Ontario agreed. In Alberta, where average in- comes are higher and housing is cheaper, only 49 per cent of young- er Canadians think the older gen- eration is rigging the system. ‘udrick said the Liberals are blagingesten up” onhousing and other affordability issues against Conservative Leader Pierre Poil- ievre, who has been campaigning on it since his party’s leadership race in 2022. “The (Liberals are) making big moves on immigration and hous- ingbut none of this stuffis going to bear any fruit for years. So I think it’s not going to help them much politically,” said Wudrick. “The budget — ifit was really di- rected at this generation — didn’t really move the needle. We’ve seen that in some of the recent public polling on the federal ballot, in- cluding ours. The Liberal num- bers didn’t budge at all,” said Leger vice-president Andrew Enns, The poll finds that millennial and Gen Z voters are also unhappy with the Liberal government’s plans to keep raising the carbon tax, wit! most saying it should be frozen or cut. Only 19 per cent of younger Canadians think the carbon tax should continue to increase as level. Fifteen per cent of respon- dents said it should be reduced from the current tax of $80/tonne and 26 per cent said it should be eliminated entirely. Th was coed May. 24-26 via using an online panel method, with a sample size of 938 of Canadians aged 18 to 39 who are eligible to vote. A comparable probability sample would yield a margin of error of no greater than plus or minus 3.2 per cent,19 times out of 20. No charges in bus crash that killed 17 BRITTANY HOBSON and STEVE LAMBERT ee oo 160 kilometres west of Wi ing 24 seniors WINNIPEG A bus driver emho, re into the path ofa i in western Manitoba last year was clearly at fault for the crash that killed 17 people but will not face ee authorities said Wednes- ee, was a very tragic colli- sion, and it happened because of a choice made by the bus driver. ever, we cannot prove that that choice bite She the result of anything min said RCMP Supt. Rob Lasso! Lasson, acuewit other officers and a Crown attorney, explained the results of a year-long investi- gation into the crash ona section from Dauphin to a casino, was i Highway 5 an nearingits destination on June 15, 2023, when it came to anintersec- tion with the Trans-Canada. Traffic on the Trans-Canada flows freely while vehicles on Highway 5 are met by a stop sign. They then proceed to a median, where there i isa a yield sign before “The bus driver did not appear to see the semi- ‘truck coming,” Van- derhooft sai Blind spotso onthe bus, which the driver's company had been oper- ating for about a month, played a role, he added. The truck driver tried to avoid the crash but could not, Vander- hooft said. Dashcam video from the semi was a key part of the in- vestigation. The bus driver was not on his Weather con- ditions at the time were clear. The bus stopped, made it to the median then proceeded through the yield sign, even though the truck, heading east on abe Trans-Canada, phi it the time of the crash, and toxicology reports did not show impairment, Vanderhooft said. e Crown considered charges of dangerous driving, but decided the ea of way, said Crown ie ofthe Trans-C; ney Chri: of conviction. The Canadian Press