▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁King ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁Category : English ▁engine ers ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 2 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁King ▁Edward ▁VI ▁College , ▁St our bridge ▁Category : S au nd ers - R oe <0x0A> </s> ▁David ▁Bat ters ▁( J uly ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁business man ▁and ▁politician . ▁Bat ters ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada , ▁representing ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁P all iser ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Este van , ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁health ▁care ▁field ▁as ▁a ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁representative ▁with ▁Pf izer ▁Inc ., ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁assistant ▁to ▁Grant ▁Dev ine . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁political ▁studies ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Bat ters ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁T ack ling ▁Vi ol ent ▁Crime ▁Act ▁( B ill ▁C - 2 ), ▁which ▁sought ▁t ough er ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁gun ▁cr imes ▁and ▁imp a ired ▁driving ▁and ▁provided ▁new ▁ways ▁to ▁detect ▁drug ▁imp a ired ▁driving