Jordan Peterson says he's willing to risk licence over social media training after losing court battle

National Post ^ | 1/16/2024 | Dawson

[Phoenix8]

Jordan Peterson says “the war has barely started” after losing his bid to have the courts bar the College of Psychologists of Ontario from ordering him to undergo remedial social media training. On Tuesday, a panel of three judges with the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed Peterson’s motion for leave to appeal an earlier decision by the Ontario Divisional Court. No reasons were given, which is normal for the appeal court. “A higher court in Canada has ruled that the Ontario College of Psychologists indeed has the right to sentence me to re-education camp. There are no other legal avenues open to me now,” Peterson wrote on X. “It’s capitulate to the petty bureaucrats and the addle-pated woke mob or lose my professional licence.” Peterson said that the college had “won this round,” but the war is not over. “There is nothing you can take from me that I’m unwilling to lose,” he wrote. “So watch out. Seriously. You’ve been warned.” Howard Levitt, who represented the controversial psychologist and best-selling author, said they are unable to appeal further. “I think it’s going to be a licence to regulatory bodies to be more aggressive,” said Levitt, a Toronto employment lawyer and Financial Post columnist. In another tweet, posted Wednesday morning, Peterson said he wants “the entire current crop of minions at the College of Psychologists to publicly apologize and then resign.” He started a poll on X so his followers could bet on whether this would happen, or that his licence to practice psychology would be suspended.

[Phoenix8]

One can’t say 2023-2024 hasn’t been interesting. I’ve seen things i never thought I’d see in my life in the last few years (closer to about 6).

Like Canada, once an extremely liberal country (in the classical liberal sense…not socialist) arresting a reporter a few weeks ago for daring to ask a politician a question in public.

Now the brilliant Peterson is being ordered to go to a reeducation concentration camp (well not fully a concentration camp…yet) for saying things like putting fat, old and trans women on sports illustrated covers is ugly. No really that’s one of the charges against him.

[ClearCase_guy]

He doesn’t need a license; he’s set.

But having that license, and now being called upon to fight for that license just gives him a marvelous platform to blow up their little world. They are truly hoist on their own petard.

[Texas Fossil]

YES.

As per Elon Musk? GFY

[Openurmind]

Yep... He needs to go into “prisoner of war” mind set. Resist all the way through the efforts of torture.

Because that is what it really is... They are making him a prisoner of the current psychological war.

[The Louiswu]

“ reeducation concentration camp (well not fully a concentration camp…yet)”

Don’t be fooled, A concentration camp inside an office building with well appointed furniture and a nice breakfast spread is STILL a concentration camp.

[alexander_busek]

He needs to go into “prisoner of war” mind set.

True!

Regards,

[Tell It Right]

He doesn’t need a license; he’s set. But having that license, and now being called upon to fight for that license just gives him a marvelous platform to blow up their little world. They are truly hoist on their own petard.

Agreed. But by destroying what little is left of his career they're sending a message to younger Canadian psychologists that they have to toe the line.

[alexander_busek]

[...] undergo remedial social media training

He should pretend to undergo the "re-conditioning," then come out and hold a press conference in which he pledges his undying devotion to "Big Brother."

Regards,

[Navy Patriot]

Gee Whiz, Nazi Canuckistan, ... Castro Cuck TrudeauNazi Junior sure is turning Canada into a worthless Totalitarian Nazi Craphole.

[Openurmind]

Excellent, absolutely! Perfect reference!

[alexander_busek]

'Do you remember,' he went on, 'writing in your diary, "Freedom is the freedom to say that a man who has had his genitals surgically removed and who wears ladies' clothing is still a man"?'

'Yes,' said Winston.

O'Brien held up a copy of "Sports Illustrated," its cover towards Winston, featuring an image of German pop singer Kim Petras.

'How many X chromosomes does this person have, Winston?'

Regards,

[Dr. Sivana]

A concentration camp inside an office building with well appointed furniture and a nice breakfast spread is STILL a concentration camp.

Yes.

[himno hero]

... it’s only a beginning.

Just wait for it to take root.

[sauropod]

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[Openurmind]

“A concentration camp inside an office building with well appointed furniture and a nice breakfast spread is STILL a concentration camp. “

Except like court mandated substance abuse classes there is no “grade”, all you have to do is show up and sign in to prove you were there, and pay your fee for the class. After that you just do whatever you like for that hour including ignoring, ridiculing, or proving the “teacher” wrong. Just like how many high schools are run nowdays.

[Raycpa]

He is very convincing and persuasive. I imagine that he would end up reeducating the reeducators.

[Varsity Flight]

R.P. McMurphy 🗡️

[Bob434]

Oh sure, ban “restorative therapy” but force people that the gov disagrees with to undergo “remedial social media training” in order to gaslight him into “correct speach”

[Buttons12]

“A higher court in Canada has ruled that the Ontario College of Psychologists indeed has the right to sentence me to re-education camp."

Just goes to show the Canadian high court judge doesn't know a right from a power.

[bgill]

I don’t agree with all he preaches and don’t particularly care one wit about him. However, he could sure turn their little re-education stunt upside down on them.