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Chatters, who was a farmer and 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.

He was the Chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics, but due to health reasons, Chatters retired at the 2006 Federal Election.