▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁proposed ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Code ▁called ▁" Mich elle ' s ▁Law " ▁that ▁would ▁make ▁it ▁more ▁difficult ▁for ▁anyone ▁accused ▁of ▁comm itting ▁a ▁personal ▁injury ▁to ▁get ▁b ail . ▁▁ ▁Bat ters ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁hospital ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁announced ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁running ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁election ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁battle ▁with ▁de pression ▁that ▁included ▁an ▁add iction ▁to ▁ben z odia ze p ines . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Bat ters ▁died ▁by ▁suic ide ▁in ▁his ▁Regin a ▁home , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁release ▁from ▁his ▁family . ▁The ▁Regin a ▁Police ▁had ▁arrived ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁hours ▁earlier , ▁after ▁receiving ▁a ▁report ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁harm ▁himself . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Den ise ▁Bat ters , ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Canada ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Stephen ▁Har per ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Several ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁colle agues , ▁including ▁Conserv ative ▁MP s ▁Tom ▁Lu ki w ski , ▁Jay ▁Hill ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Sche er ▁and ▁Liberal ▁MP ▁Ralph ▁Good ale , ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Bat ters ▁following ▁his ▁death . ▁At ▁his ▁fun eral ,