Mac Harb

The Honourable Mac Harb
Senator for Ontario
In office September 9, 2003 – August 26, 2013
Appointed by	Jean Chrétien
MP for Ottawa Centre
In office November 21, 1988 – September 8, 2003
Preceded by	Michael Cassidy
Succeeded by	Ed Broadbent
Personal details
Born	(1953-11-10) November 10, 1953 Chaat, Lebanon
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Independent (May 10, 2013-August 26, 2013) Liberal Party of Canada (September 9, 2003-May 9, 2013)
Occupation	Politician, engineer, professor

'Mac' Harb (born November 10, 1953) is a Canadian Senator and former Member of the House of Commons.

Life and career

Harb was born in Chaat, Lebanon, and emigrated to Canada to study at the University of Ottawa in 1973. He subsequently worked as an engineer at Northern Telecom and a professor at Algonquin College in Ottawa. Harb was elected to Ottawa City Council in 1985 and served as deputy mayor in 1987 and 1988.

He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1988 federal election as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Ottawa Centre. He supported Jean Chrétien's bid to succeed John Turner as leader of the Liberal Party in 1990, and remained a Chrétien loyalist throughout his career as an MP.

In September 2003, Harb was appointed to the Canadian Senate on Chrétien's recommendation.

In March 2009, Harb attempted to introduce a bill that would have limited the East Coast seal hunt to only those with aboriginal treaty rights. He also attempted to introduce a bill in June 2011 that would outlaw commercial seal hunting, and had introduced a third bill against the seal hunt in May 2012. PETA subsequently honoured him as their "Canadian Person of the Year".

Senate expense scandal

Main article: Canadian Senate expenses scandal

On December 6, 2012, Mac Harb was named in relation to the Canadian Senate expenses scandal due to expenses for a property in Pembroke, Ontario.

External links

• Mac Harb – Parliament of Canada biography
• Liberal Senate Forum