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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

Media Bias in Canada (Plain-Language Summary)

technological-convergence

Media Convergence in Canada (Plain-Language Summary)

Member of Parliament (MP) (Plain-Language Summary)

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) (Plain-Language Summary)

Emily Murphy

Emily Murphy (Plain-Language Summary)

Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer-songwriter

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Anne of Green Gables

Kevin Sullivan

Federal Cabinet, 1996

Cabinet (Plain-Language Summary)

flq-oui

Front de libération du Québec (FLQ)

Horace Gwynne

Horace Gwynne

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Adam Beach

Adam Beach

Cowboy Junkies

Cowboy Junkies

The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip

larry-walker

Larry Walker

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Offenbach

Patriation of the Constitution

Constitution Act, 1982

Pierre Perrault

Harper and Obama

Canadian Foreign Relations

Fall colours in Canada

Thanksgiving in Canada

The Path of Glory: The Plains of Abraham

The Conquest of New France

Delegates at Charlottetown Conference

Constitution Act, 1867

Soldier and Child

October Crisis

Delegates of the Charlottetown Conference, Prince Edward Island, 1864.

Charlottetown Conference

Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams

Rogers, Stan

Stan Rogers

Statue of Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine

Responsible Government

Sarah Polley at the TIFF premiere of her film Women Talking

Sarah Polley

October Crisis

October Crisis (Plain-Language Summary)

Sir John A. Macdonald

London Conference

Le Patriote (Le vieux de 37)

Rebellions of 1837–38

Chilliwack

Chilliwack (band)

Quebec Conference

Quebec Conference, 1864

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Rough Trade

Constitutional Act, 1791

Rupert's Land

Statute of Westminster

Statute of Westminster, 1931

The Adjuster

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

Jésus de Montréal (Jesus of Montreal)

Léolo

Jean-Claude Lauzon

Grey Fox

The Grey Fox

<i>Nobody Waved Goodbye</i>

Nobody Waved Good-bye

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (Film)

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Brault, Michel

Michel Brault

Allan Hawco

Allan Hawco

Mercer, Rick

Rick Mercer

Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Kenneth Welsh, actor

Kenneth Welsh

Habitat '67

Habitat 67

Red Kelly

Red Kelly

Wayson Choy

The Sweet Hereafter

Anne of Green Gables

Denys Arcand

Le déclin de l'empire américain (The Decline of the American Empire)

Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

Flag of the Governor-General of Canada

Governor General of Canada

Goin' Down the Road

Goin' Down the Road

Brault, Michel

Les Ordres (Orders)

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Carle, Gilles

Gilles Carle

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Farmer, Gary

Gary Farmer

Mordecai Richler

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Jean Chrétien

Sponsorship Scandal (Adscam)

Shania Twain

Shania Twain

The Handmaid's Tale

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Doug and the Slugs

Don Owen, filmmaker

Don Owen

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Willie Dunn

A Place to Happen

Les bons débarras

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

Patrick Watson

David Cronenberg

Dead Ringers

Centennial Celebrations

Canada’s Centennial Celebrations, 1967

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada

Andy Kim

Andy Kim

Alanis Obomsawin, 2002.

Alanis Obomsawin

Soldier and Child

Emergencies Act

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ACTRA

Marc-André Grondin, Michel Côté and Jean-Marc Vallée

C.R.A.Z.Y.

Robert Munsch

Robert Munsch

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Veronica Tennant

Wendy Crewson

Alex Trebek

Traditional Irish Turnip Jack-o'-lantern

Halloween in Canada

polaris-music-prize

Polaris Music Prize

Steve Smith, actor

Steve Smith

Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper

Brent Butt

Brent Butt

Massey Hall

Genie Award statue

Genie Awards

Gemini Award statue

Gemini Awards

Kim Nguyen, 2013.

Kim Nguyen

Deepa Mehta

Famous 5

Famous Five (Plain-Language Summary)

Alison Pill

Alison Pill

Drake

Jean-Marc Vallée

Jean-Marc Vallée

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Philippe Falardeau

Xavier Dolan, 2009.

Xavier Dolan

Manitoba Coat of Arms

Manitoba and Confederation

Newfoundland Coat of Arms

Newfoundland and Labrador and Confederation

National Music Centre

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Gemini Award statue

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television

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Canadian Screen Awards

Gord Downie

Editorial: Gord Downie, Ahead by a Century

John Tory

Cameramen outside the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau

Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau

The Tax Shelter Era Ensues

Tax Shelter Films

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Ontario Motion Picture Bureau

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Irving Abella

Prime Minister of Canada (Plain-Language Summary)

Pickton Farm in Port Coquitlam, BC.

Robert Pickton Case (Plain-Language Summary)

Jackie Shane mural

Jackie Shane

Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara

Julian Byng

King-Byng Affair (Plain-Language Summary)

Jack “Doc” Gibson

Jack “Doc” Gibson

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Alex Anthopoulos

Bonannos and Rizzuto

Organized Crime in Canada (Plain-Language Summary)