# Hal Herbert

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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{about||the English speedway rider|Hal Herbert (speedway rider)|the Australian artist and critic|Harold Herbert (artist)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name             = Hal Herbert
| honorific_suffix = 
| image            = 
| image_size       = 
| riding           = [Vaudreuil](/source/Vaudreuil_(electoral_district))
| parliament       = Canadian
| predecessor      = [René Émard](/source/Ren%C3%A9_%C3%89mard)
| successor        = [Pierre Cadieux](/source/Pierre_Cadieux)
| term_start       = October 30, 1972
| term_end         = September 3, 1984
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1922|06|17}}
| birth_place      = [London](/source/London), England
| death_date       = {{death date and age|2003|07|25|1922|06|17}}
| death_place      = [Canada](/source/Canada)
| spouse           = Madeleine Lemieux Herbert
| party            = [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada)
| relations        = 
| children         = Louise Herbert and Thomas Herbert
| alma_mater       = 
| occupation       = 
| profession       = 
| portfolio        = Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works (1978-1979)<br />Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Urban Affairs (1978-1979)<br />Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole (1984)
| committees       = Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance, Trade and Economic Affairs (1973-1974) 
}}
'''Harold Thomas Herbert''' (June 17, 1922 &ndash; July 25, 2003) was a [British](/source/British_people)-born [Canadian](/source/Canadians) politician. He introduced the [Private Member's Bill](/source/Private_Member's_Bill) in 1982 which amended the ''Holidays Act'' to change the name of Canada's [national holiday](/source/National_Day) from "[Dominion Day](/source/Dominion_Day)" to "[Canada Day](/source/Canada_Day)".

Born in [London](/source/London), [England](/source/England), he joined the [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) in 1940 and took flight training in Canada in 1941. During the [World War II](/source/World_War_II), he flew [Spitfire](/source/Supermarine_Spitfire)s on high-altitude photo-reconnaissance trips and was awarded a [Distinguished Flying Cross](/source/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)). After the war, he studied engineering in Scotland and moved to Canada in 1948. He eventually became a partner with a Montreal construction firm.

He was elected to the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) in the [1972 federal election](/source/1972_Canadian_federal_election) representing the riding of [Vaudreuil](/source/Vaudreuil_(electoral_district)). A [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada), he was re-elected in [1974](/source/1974_Canadian_federal_election), [1979](/source/1979_Canadian_federal_election), and [1980](/source/1980_Canadian_federal_election). He was defeated in [1984](/source/1984_Canadian_federal_election). In 1978, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Urban Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works. In 1984, he was the Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole.

== Electoral record ==
{{1972 Canadian federal election/Vaudreuil}}
{{1974 Canadian federal election/Vaudreuil}}
{{1979 Canadian federal election/Vaudreuil}}
{{1980 Canadian federal election/Vaudreuil}}
{{1984 Canadian federal election/Vaudreuil}}

==References==
* {{cite news|title=Hal Herbert: The man who gave us Canada Day|work=[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)|date=August 20, 2003|author=James McCready|page=R5}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2023}}

==External links==
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=16735}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Herbert, Harold}}
Category:1922 births
Category:2003 deaths
Category:British emigrants to Canada
Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Category:20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada

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