David Chatters
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David Chatters (born April 15, 1946 in Westlock, Alberta) is a Canadian politician, represented the riding of Athabasca from 1993 to 2004 and currently representing the riding of Westlock—St. Paul (since the 2004 Federal Election) as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Chatters, who was a farmer / rancher before entering politics, was first elected as a member of the Reform Party of Canada (1993-2000), which became the Canadian Alliance in 2000, which became the Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. For over ten years, he was the Senior Opposition Critic for Natural Resources, and is a former Deputy Whip of the Official Opposition. Today, he is the Chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics.
He is currently battling renal cancer and is thus largely confined to hospital. He only flies to Ottawa for the most important votes.