{"id":1958790,"date":"2023-06-27T22:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T02:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-peterson-battles-canadian-regulator-in-court-over-threat-to-strip-his-psychologist-license\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T22:21:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T02:21:33","slug":"jordan-peterson-battles-canadian-regulator-in-court-over-threat-to-strip-his-psychologist-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-peterson-battles-canadian-regulator-in-court-over-threat-to-strip-his-psychologist-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Peterson fights Canadian regulator in court over license threat."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjordan-peterson-battles-canadian-regulator-in-court-over-threat-to-strip-his-psychologist-license%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1958790&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Dr. Jordan B. Peterson Takes on Canadian Regulator in Court<\/h2>\n<p>Renowned psychologist and bestselling author, <a href=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/subscribe\/plus-jordan-peterson?utm_campaign=peterson&#038;utm_medium=paid&#038;utm_source=bing&#038;utm_content=na_subscriptions&#038;cid=peterson&#038;mid=b&#038;xid=0&#038;utm_term=Jordan%20Peterson%20Daily%20Wire&#038;utm_campaign=&#038;utm_source=bing&#038;utm_medium=ppc&#038;hsa_acc=6411461344&#038;hsa_cam=440230234&#038;hsa_grp=1327112046299949&#038;hsa_ad=&#038;hsa_src=o&#038;hsa_tgt=kwd-82945323862515:loc-190&#038;hsa_kw=Jordan%20Peterson%20Daily%20Wire&#038;hsa_mt=e&#038;hsa_net=adwords&#038;hsa_ver=3&#038;msclkid=249a547e8dc51278bad737cade4b0e13&#038;_gl=1*1941l1r*_ga*MjY0NDcyNDU3LjE2ODA4OTUyNjA.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY4Nzg3OTQyNS4zNjkuMS4xNjg3ODgxMjYyLjEyLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Jordan B. Peterson<\/a>, is currently facing off against a Canadian regulator in court. The regulator has demanded that Peterson undergo &#8220;remedial&#8221; social media training or risk losing his psychologist license.<\/p>\n<p>In November, the College of Psychologists of Ontario accused Peterson of lacking professionalism in some of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a>. The government-backed regulator ordered him to undergo &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-jordan-peterson-lashes-out-at-canadas-commissars-after-board-threatens-his-medical-license\/\" title=\"Dr. Jordan Peterson Lashes Out At Canada\u2019s \u2018Commissars\u2019 After Board Threatens His Medical License\">social media communications retraining<\/a>&#8221; and coaching for his Twitter commentary, with the threat of license suspension looming.<\/p>\n<p>Peterson, who is also a host on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Wire+<\/a>, strongly criticized the attempt to revoke his license, arguing that it is an infringement on free speech.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, Peterson expressed his refusal to participate in the mandated training, stating, &#8220;BREAKING: the Ontario College of Psychologists @CPOntario has demanded that I submit myself to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ontario-college-of-psychologists-wants-to-reeducate-jordan-peterson\/\" title=\"Ontario College of Psychologists wants to Reeducate Jordan Peterson\">mandatory social-media communication retraining<\/a> with their experts for, among other crimes, retweeting @PierrePoilievre and criticizing @JustinTrudeau and his political allies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2014 Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanbpeterson\/status\/1610307938438053888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yesterday, Peterson had his day in court.<\/p>\n<p>Peterson&#8217;s legal team argued that the regulator has been targeting him since his rise to public prominence in 2017. With a massive following of 15 million across YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram, Peterson claims he was never investigated during his 20 years of practice prior to his public exposure.<\/p>\n<p>His legal team presented their case to a three-judge panel in a packed Toronto court, seeking to overturn the regulator&#8217;s decision. They emphasized that tweeting about socio-political topics is an essential form of free expression in today&#8217;s society.<\/p>\n<p>Peterson himself did not attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-peterson-battles-canadian-regulator-in-court-over-threat-to-strip-his-psychologist-license\/\" title=\"Jordan Peterson fights Canadian regulator in court over license threat.\">day-long court hearing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The regulator accused Peterson of various offenses, including retweeting criticism of Trudeau, expressing opposition to the Ottawa police&#8217;s handling of Trucker Convoy protesters&#8217; children, and making controversial statements on gender theory, climate change, and body positivity.<\/p>\n<p>Peterson&#8217;s legal team argued that the regulator took his social media comments out of context, highlighting that many of them were sarcastic jokes or made in a limited character environment like Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Constitution Foundation appeared in court to support Peterson, asserting that professional regulators should not regulate off-duty conduct unless there is a clear connection to the profession&#8217;s legitimate interests. They also emphasized the duty to protect freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Peterson wrote a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, expressing concern about the government&#8217;s targeting of political critics. He stated, &#8220;There is simply and utterly no excuse whatsoever for such a state of affairs in a free country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The court has reserved its decision, and the outcome is eagerly awaited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is challenging a Canadian regulator in court for insisting he undergo &#8220;remedial&#8221; social media training or risk losing his psychologist license. The College of Psychologists of Ontario accused Peterson of potential unprofessionalism in his social media posts. This government-supported regulator holds authority over him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":1958791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1958790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1958790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1958791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1958790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1958790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1958790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}