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Andrew McIntosh

Andrew oversees all the arts & culture and law & 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, and worked as a researcher and story producer for documentary series broadcast on History Television, TSN and CBC.

Articles by Andrew McIntosh

Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer-songwriter

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Anne of Green Gables

Kevin Sullivan

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

House of Commons

Federalism in Canada

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

WWI recruitment poster

Conscription in Canada

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

Polley, Sarah

Sarah Polley

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

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)

David Cronenberg

Dead Ringers

Centennial Celebrations

Canada’s Centennial Celebrations, 1967

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada

Andy Kim

Andy Kim

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

Deepa Mehta

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

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

Jackie Shane

Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara

Jack “Doc” Gibson

Jack “Doc” Gibson