From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
David Chatters (born April 15, 1946 inWestlock, Alberta) is a Canadian politician, , representing the riding of Athabaska since 1993 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Chatters, who was a 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. He is currently the Opposition critic for Natural Resources, and is a former deputy whip of the Official Opposition.
Chatters is most famous in Canada for a 1996 interview in which he told a reporter that businesses should have the right to move gay or black employees to "the back of the shop" if their presence offended customers. Although he insisted that the reporter had quoted him out of context, he was suspended from the Reform Party caucus for several months.
For several years afterward, "I work at the FRONT of the shop" remained a popular slogan among Canadian gay and anti-racist activists.
| Preceded by: Jack Shields, PC |
Members of Parliament from Athabasca | Succeeded by: (incumbent) |
