Betty Hinton (born February 22, 1950 in Trail, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician. After serving as Mayor of Logan Lake, British Columbia as well as an alderman and school trustee in Kamloops, British Columbia, Hinton made a move to federal politics in 2000. In the Canadian federal election, 2000 she was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Canadian Alliance candidate in the riding of Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys. She was re-elected as the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Kamloops—Thompson in the Canadian federal election, 2004. A businesswoman, she has served as the Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, as well as the Opposition Critic of Multiculturalism, the Status of Women, Public Health, and her current portfolio as Critic of Veteran Affairs. She is also the Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs. February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Trail is a town in the Kootenay region of the interior of British Columbia, Canada. ... Locator map for Kamloops, BC Kamloops is a city in central British Columbia, Canada at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right_of_centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of British Columbia. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right wing political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... A Canadian federal election (more formally, the 38th general election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...

The New Democratic Party (NDP) (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique (NPD)) is a social democratic political party in Canada. ... Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of British Columbia. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of British Columbia. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...