Dave Batters
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David Batters MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Palliser |
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In office 2004–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Dick Proctor |
| Succeeded by | Ray Boughen |
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| Born |
July 12, 1969 Estevan, Saskatchewan |
| Died | June 29, 2009 (aged 39) Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Denise Batters (m. 1997–2009) |
| Residence | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan |
| Profession | Pharmaceutical representative |
David Batters (July 12, 1969 – June 29, 2009) was a Canadian businessman and politician. 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.
Born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, worked in the health care field as a pharmaceutical representative with Pfizer Inc., and as a political assistant to Grant Devine. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political studies from the University of Saskatchewan.
Batters was 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 successfully pressured the federal Liberal government during his term to reclassify crystal meth as a Schedule 1 drug (the most serious category) under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Batters' efforts also helped to secure $15 million in federal funding for the Moose Jaw Multiplex project and to secure the safe return of Saskatchewan residents from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. 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 and 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.
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