Posted on 01/19/2024 9:15:33 AM PST by Twotone
Jordan Peterson is throwing down with gusto and promising that "the war has barely started" after yet another Canadian court ruled he must submit to "re-education" due to his un-woke ways.
A three-judge panel with the Ontario Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed Peterson’s challenge against a previous decision by the Ontario Divisional Court, the National Post reported.
The fight is over Peterson's past comments and speech that the College of Psychologists of Ontario reportedly said "may cause harm." A year ago Peterson said he "formally indicated" his "refusal to comply" with the CPO's demands that he undergo "re-education" over his speech.
In the wake of the Court of Appeal's ruling, Peterson hopped on social media and promised a massive fight: Sign up for the Blaze newsletter
"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," he wrote while ripping "petty bureaucrats and the addle-pated woke mob" who seem intent on taking Peterson's professional license.
But Peterson promised more rounds in the fight are coming: "The war has barely started. There is nothing you can take from me that I'm unwilling to lose. So watch out. Seriously. You've been warned."
Peterson last January posted to X parts of a document from the College of Psychologists of Ontario that outlined its concern over his "public statements made on social media and during a January 25, 2022, podcast appearance" that "may have lacked professionalism."
The document indicates that Peterson is to work with another professional to “review, reflect on, and ameliorate [his] professionalism in public statements" and complete a "Coaching Program."
Peterson's stated refusal to comply could result in discipline for professional misconduct, according the document's language.
With that, Peterson filed for a review of the committee's ruling. In August, the Ontario Divisional Court ruled against Peterson, concluding that the committee's ruling "is not disciplinary and does not prevent Dr. Peterson from expressing himself on controversial topics; it has a minimal impact on his right to freedom of expression."
Peterson shot back on X: "If you think that you have a right to free speech in Canada you're delusional. I will make every aspect of this public ... Bring it."
Later in August, Peterson doubled down, saying if push comes to shove, he'd attempt to capture "re-education" efforts on video and share it all with the world.
Perhaps Jordan should claim that they are trying to enter him into forced conversion therapy.
I think the formal nickname is: Castro’s li’l Bastid.
An excellent idea! :-)
Perhaps I’m beginning to understand why some people are starting to wear masks again.
Insanity is spreading like it’s an airborne disease.
Every woman in that picture is too old for Hunter.
Indeed.
I think you may be missing the point, jmacusa.
Having “thousands of people world wide” observing and reading what you say is one thing.
Having your own government observing and reading what you say, creating files on you, engaging organs of the government to act on you, putting you on who knows what lists somewhere in the FBI, DOJ, DHS, you name it, so that if someone in charge decides you are a danger because of what you say, and decides some action needs to be taken against you and actually carrying it out is a different thing altogether.
That is happening. Today.
The re-election of Trump is our best hope!
Peterson is very rare bird. A sane psychologist. Normally psychologists are the craziest things next to the even more insane psychiatrists. This is not a joke. These mental health birds are truly nuts.
How can we, who have gone nearly as far down the rabbit hole as Canada, going to liberate them? It will take a miracle of God to change them OR us.
America has it too. Every year my husband has to undergo DEI “training” for three hours. Before I retired, I did too. Is there anybody left (outside of small business and self employed) who doesn’t have to undergo MANDATORY training? My kids had to take classes in DEI related courses (black, women, gender studies) and hear about it in core courses or they wouldn’t graduate. “Guidance” counselors teach it from kindergarten onwards.
They were just starting these types of classes where I was when I was able to retire.
Jordan Peterson 1, Ontario Court of Appeals 0.
Jordan Peterson 1, Canadian Psychological Association 0.
Jordan Peterson 1, University of Cambridge 0.
By my scoring, Jordan's wins just keep coming.
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