Jordan Peterson plans to broadcast court-ordered social media training: 'Let the public decide for themselves'
FOX NewsMAR 14 2023
The Supreme Court of Canada has denied psychologist Jordan Peterson review of a 2022 social media training order issued to him by the College of Psychologists of Ontario, which was brought over concerns regarding his online presence.
Peterson had been a registered psychologist since 1999 but had not seen patients since 2017. The College ruled that that Peterson's online statements had been "degrading, demeaning and unprofessional," and had a lower court dismiss his first appeal last summer.
Peterson, known as a public figure for his critiques of modern culture, had remarks he made regarding climate change, gender transition, and a former patient cited by the College in their decision. Peterson has said that these were not made in his capacity as a registered psychologist.
Jordan Peterson has consistently hid behind his credentials as a psychologist in order to spew untrue and disparaging rhetoric about groups that include trans people and his ideological opponents. His fame cannot shield him from the standards of professionalism people in his occupation are meant to uphold, and the College did the right thing in attempting to rein in his inflammatory comments.
The Supreme Court has ruled that an ideologically captured regulatory body has veto power over the speech rights of its members, even if they have nothing to do with the occupation whatsoever. What's more, Peterson is now mandated to undergo what can only be described as a reeducation process to correct wrongthink. This is an Orwellian encroachment on freedom that everyone should be opposed to.