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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{For|the Australian artist and critic|Harold Herbert (artist)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=October 2022}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = 
| name                = Harold Thomas Herbert
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| image               = 
| imagesize           = 
| constituency_MP     = [[Vaudreuil (electoral district)|Vaudreuil]]
| parliament          = Canadian
| predecessor         = [[René Émard]]
| successor           = [[Pierre Cadieux]]
| term_start          = 1972
| term_end            = 1984
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1922|06|17}}
| birth_place         = [[London]], England
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2003|07|25|1922|06|17}}
| death_place         = [[Canada]]
| nationality         = Canadian
| spouse              = Madeleine Lemieux Herbert
| party               = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| relations           = 
| children            = Louise Herbert and Thomas Herbert
| residence           = Hudson
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| 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)
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'''Harold Thomas Herbert''' (June 17, 1922 &ndash; July 25, 2003) was a [[British people|British]]-born [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician. He introduced the [[Private Member's Bill]] in 1982 which amended the ''Holidays Act'' to change the name of Canada's [[National Day|national holiday]] from "[[Dominion Day]]" to "[[Canada Day]]".

Born in [[London]], [[England]], he joined the [[Royal Air Force]] in 1940 and took flight training in Canada in 1941. During the [[World War II]], he flew [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]]s on high-altitude photo-reconnaissance trips and was awarded a [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]. 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]] in the [[1972 Canadian federal election|1972 federal election]] representing the riding of [[Vaudreuil (electoral district)|Vaudreuil]]. A [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]], he was re-elected in [[1974 Canadian federal election|1974]], [[1979 Canadian federal election|1979]], and [[1980 Canadian federal election|1980]]. He was defeated in [[1984 Canadian federal election|1984]]. 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 ==
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==References==
* {{cite news|title=Hal Herbert: The man who gave us Canada Day|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=August 20, 2003|author=James McCready|page=R5}}
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==External links==
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=16735}}

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[[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]]