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| Affiliation | Conservative |
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| Name | Dave Batters |
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Regina, Saskatchewan , Canada |
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July 12, 1969
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| Died | June 29, 2009
(39 years)
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
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| Info | David Batters was a Canadian politician.
Born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Batters was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Palliser from 2004 to 2008. Before being elected, he worked in the health care field as a pharmaceutical representative with Pfizer Inc. He has a Bachelor of Arts in political studies from the University of Saskatchewan.
In March 2006 he questioned Health Canada on its strategy concerning Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, which he believed was more prominent in First Nations communities. He believed it would be beneficial to distribute pamphlets on FASD to people on reserves in their childbearing years. At the beginning of 2008 he urged the president of Telefilm Canada not to fund films that were objectionable and supported Bill C-10. He was also a supporter of the Tackling Violent Crime Act (Bill C-2), which sought tougher penalties for gun crimes and impaired driving and provided new ways to detect drug impaired driving.
Batters stated that he ran for office because he was upset with the Criminal Justice system. One of his motivations for entering politics was the murder of his friend Michelle Lenius on November 4, 2003 by her estranged husband. In April 2008 he proposed an amendment to the Criminal Code called "Michelle's Law" that would not allow bail for anyone accused of committing a personal injury.
He was admitted to hospital after an undisclosed incident on July 1, 2008.
He announced on September 1, 2008 that he would not be running in the 2008 election because of a battle with depression. He also suffered from an addiction to benzodiazepines.
On June 29, 2009, Batters committed suicide in his Regina home at the age of 39.
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