Activists Make History: From the Ground Up with Tony McQuail
Tony McQuail is channeling decades of grassroots activism to platform rural issues and a green progressive vision for the federal NDP.
Tony McQuail is channeling decades of grassroots activism to platform rural issues and a green progressive vision for the federal NDP.

Peggy Nash is bringing conversations from the campaign trail to Activists Make History, speaking with candidates running to be the next leader of the federal NDP.

The 350 Canada Campaigns Manager collaborated with climate, labour, Indigenous, and social justice movements to draw the line against fossil fuel expansion.

Together, Saskatchewan and Ontario form a powerful made-in-Canada energy supply chain that produces non-emitting and reliable electricity to meet the country’s energy needs.

The province has pushed nuclear onto the fast-track while demoting clean, cost-effective and safe renewables to the sidelines.

After decades of hesitation on nuclear energy, the Ontario NDP needs to be bold in its vision for an electricity grid that powers economic growth and delivers affordable hydro to all Ontarians.

The return of industrial policy has come with a resurgence in critical attention to the meaning of state capacity, not just as a barometer of state success but even as a barometer of state legitimacy.

Progressive governments in the Global South should show Canadians how to build a vision for a good society, where transformation for the wellbeing of all Canadians is the goal.

Colombian oil workers and la Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) are leading the charge for a just transition. Here’s what Canada can learn from their worker-led climate plan.


