Socialist Cowboy is a political biography detailing the life and
activism of longtime New Democrat MPP Peter Kormos, one of the most
colourful and controversial political personalities in the history of
Ontario politics. Throughout his illustrious twenty-three year career as
a member of the Ontario legislature, Kormos's unapologetic commitment to
democratic socialism and his shoot-from-the-hip brand of small-town
populism won him strong accolades back in his blue-collar hometown of
Welland, while raising eyebrows at Queen's Park and within his own
party. From his days as a student strike leader, to his short-lived time
in Bob Rae's cabinet, to his run for the Ontario NDP leadership and his
epic battles with the province's political establishment, the book
chronicles Kormos's political trajectory, through interviews and
archival research, with a view to unpacking the ideas and traits that
have made him a New Democrat icon.