Activists Make History: From the Ground Up with Tony McQuail

About this episode

Tony McQuail discusses his grassroots activism and 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. Stay tuned for future episodes with other candidates in the 2026 NDP leadership race. Tony McQuail is an organic farmer and candidate running to be the next leader of the federal NDP. A lifelong activist, he has run for office multiple times, served on the Huron County Board of Education, and spent decades organizing around sustainable farming, rural issues, a...

People in this episode

Guest: Tony McQuail

Topics covered

• grassroots activism
• rural issues
• green progressive vision
• NDP leadership race
• sustainable farming

Keywords

• activism
• NDP
• leadership race
• organic farming
• sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NDP

Places: Huron County

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