Andrew McIntosh

Andrew oversees all arts and culture and law and politics entries in The Canadian Encyclopedia. He studied Canadian History at UBC and holds an M.A. in film and media studies from the University of North Texas. He worked as a writer, editor and industry programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where he also oversaw the Canadian Film Encyclopedia. A former programmer for the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival and the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, he has written extensively for Montage and POV magazines. He has also worked as a researcher and story producer for documentary series broadcast on History Television, TSN and CBC. 

Articles by Andrew McIntosh

Media Bias Word Cloud
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Media Bias in Canada (Plain-Language Summary)
technological-convergence
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Media Convergence in Canada (Plain-Language Summary)
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Member of Parliament (MP) (Plain-Language Summary)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) (Plain-Language Summary)
Emily Murphy
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Emily Murphy (Plain-Language Summary)
Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer-songwriter
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Buffy Sainte-Marie
Anne of Green Gables
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Kevin Sullivan
Federal Cabinet, 1996
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Cabinet (Plain-Language Summary)
flq-oui
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Front de libération du Québec (FLQ)
Horace Gwynne
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Horace Gwynne
Seth Rogen
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Seth Rogen
Adam Beach
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Adam Beach
Cowboy Junkies
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Cowboy Junkies
The Tragically Hip
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The Tragically Hip
larry-walker
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Larry Walker
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Offenbach
Patriation of the Constitution
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Constitution Act, 1982
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Pierre Perrault
Harper and Obama
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Canadian Foreign Relations
Fall colours in Canada
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Thanksgiving in Canada
The Path of Glory: The Plains of Abraham
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The Conquest of New France
Delegates at Charlottetown Conference
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Constitution Act, 1867
Soldier and Child
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October Crisis
Delegates of the Charlottetown Conference, Prince Edward Island, 1864.
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Charlottetown Conference
Rachel McAdams
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Rachel McAdams
Rogers, Stan
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Stan Rogers
Statue of Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
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Responsible Government
Sarah Polley at the TIFF premiere of her film Women Talking
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Sarah Polley
October Crisis
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October Crisis (Plain-Language Summary)
Sir John A. Macdonald
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London Conference
Le Patriote (Le vieux de 37)
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Rebellions of 1837–38
Chilliwack
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Chilliwack (band)
Quebec Conference
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Quebec Conference, 1864
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Rough Trade
Constitutional Act, 1791
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Rupert's Land
Statute of Westminster
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Statute of Westminster, 1931
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The Adjuster
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Leon Bibb
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Jeff Healey
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Great Peace of Montreal, 1701
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Brent Carver
Denys Arcand
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Jésus de Montréal (Jesus of Montreal)
Léolo
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Jean-Claude Lauzon
Grey Fox
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The Grey Fox
<i>Nobody Waved Goodbye</i>
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Nobody Waved Good-bye
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (Film)
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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Brault, Michel
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Michel Brault
Allan Hawco
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Allan Hawco
Mercer, Rick
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Rick Mercer
Alanis Morissette
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Alanis Morissette
Anna Paquin
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Anna Paquin
Kenneth Welsh, actor
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Kenneth Welsh
Habitat '67
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Habitat 67
Red Kelly
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Red Kelly
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Wayson Choy
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The Sweet Hereafter
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Anne of Green Gables
Denys Arcand
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Le déclin de l'empire américain (The Decline of the American Empire)
Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
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Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
Flag of the Governor-General of Canada
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Governor General of Canada
Goin' Down the Road
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Goin' Down the Road
Brault, Michel
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Les Ordres (Orders)
Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Carle, Gilles
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Gilles Carle
Ryan Reynolds
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Ryan Reynolds
Farmer, Gary
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Gary Farmer
Mordecai Richler
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Jean Chrétien
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Sponsorship Scandal (Adscam)
Shania Twain
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Shania Twain
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The Handmaid's Tale
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Doug and the Slugs
Don Owen, filmmaker
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Don Owen
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Willie Dunn
Editorial
A Place to Happen
Les bons débarras
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Les bons débarras (Good Riddance)
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Rebelle (War Witch)
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Les Invasions barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
This Hour Has Seven Days
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Patrick Watson
David Cronenberg
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Dead Ringers
Centennial Celebrations
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Canada’s Centennial Celebrations, 1967
Justin Trudeau
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Prime Minister of Canada
Andy Kim
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Andy Kim
Alanis Obomsawin, 2002.
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Alanis Obomsawin
Soldier and Child
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Emergencies Act
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ACTRA
Marc-André Grondin, Michel Côté and Jean-Marc Vallée
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C.R.A.Z.Y.
Robert Munsch
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Robert Munsch
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Veronica Tennant
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Wendy Crewson
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Alex Trebek
Traditional Irish Turnip Jack-o'-lantern
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Halloween in Canada
polaris-music-prize
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Polaris Music Prize
Steve Smith, actor
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Steve Smith
Stephen Harper
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Stephen Harper
Brent Butt
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Brent Butt
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Massey Hall
Genie Award statue
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Genie Awards
Gemini Award statue
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Gemini Awards
Kim Nguyen, 2013.
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Kim Nguyen
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Deepa Mehta
Famous 5
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Famous Five (Plain-Language Summary)
Alison Pill
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Alison Pill
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Drake
Jean-Marc Vallée
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Jean-Marc Vallée
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Philippe Falardeau
Xavier Dolan, 2009.
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Xavier Dolan
Manitoba Coat of Arms
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Manitoba and Confederation
Newfoundland Coat of Arms
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Newfoundland and Labrador and Confederation
National Music Centre
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Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Gemini Award statue
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Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
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Canadian Screen Awards
Gord Downie
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Editorial: Gord Downie, Ahead by a Century
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John Tory
Cameramen outside the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau
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Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau
The Tax Shelter Era Ensues
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Tax Shelter Films
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Ontario Motion Picture Bureau
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Irving Abella
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Prime Minister of Canada (Plain-Language Summary)
Pickton Farm in Port Coquitlam, BC.
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Robert Pickton Case (Plain-Language Summary)
Jackie Shane mural
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Jackie Shane
Alessia Cara
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Alessia Cara
Julian Byng
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King-Byng Affair (Plain-Language Summary)
Jack “Doc” Gibson
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Jack “Doc” Gibson
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Alex Anthopoulos
Bonannos and Rizzuto
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Organized Crime in Canada (Plain-Language Summary)

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