{"id":2151525,"date":"2024-01-17T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-peterson-fires-back-after-court-dismisses-his-appeal-of-mandated-social-media-training-the-war-has-barely-started\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T12:07:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T17:07:09","slug":"jordan-peterson-fires-back-after-court-dismisses-his-appeal-of-mandated-social-media-training-the-war-has-barely-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-peterson-fires-back-after-court-dismisses-his-appeal-of-mandated-social-media-training-the-war-has-barely-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Peterson responds to court&#8217;s dismissal of his appeal for mandated social media training, stating that the battle has just begun"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/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-fires-back-after-court-dismisses-his-appeal-of-mandated-social-media-training-the-war-has-barely-started%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=2151525&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>An Ontario \u200cCourt Dismisses Dr. Jordan B. Peterson&#8217;s Appeal, Upholding Social Media \u2064Training\u2062 Mandate<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In \u200ca blow to renowned psychologist Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, an \u200cOntario, Canada, court has dismissed his appeal against the College of Psychologists of Ontario&#8217;s requirement for\u200c him to \u2063undergo social media \u200btraining. The mandate was issued\u200d after Peterson voiced \u200bcriticism\u200b of \u2063transgender ideology, climate alarmism, and the Canadian government. The College, which has embraced radical gender theory, threatened to revoke Peterson&#8217;s \u2063clinical psychology license if he did not comply with the training.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Expressing his frustration, Peterson took to social media, stating, &#8220;A higher court in Canada has ruled that the Ontario College of Psychologists indeed has the right to sentence me \u200bto re-education \u2063camp. There are\u200c no other legal \u2062avenues open to\u2063 me now. \u2063It&#8217;s capitulate to the petty bureaucrats \u2062and the addle-pated woke mob or lose my professional license.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A higher court \u200cin Canada has ruled that the Ontario College of \u2062Psychologists indeed has the\u2063 right to sentence me to re-education camp. There are no other legal avenues\u200b open to me now.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s capitulate \u2063to the petty bureaucrats and the addle-pated woke mob or lose my professional\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200cDr Jordan B \u2064Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanbpeterson\/status\/1747478992205099169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Undeterred by the court&#8217;s decision, Peterson added, &#8220;Congratulations, @CPOntario! You\u2063 won this round. Mark my words, however: the war has barely started. There is nothing you can take from \u2064me that\u2064 I&#8217;m unwilling \u200cto lose. So watch out. Seriously. You&#8217;ve been warned.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Legal Battle Continues<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peterson&#8217;s motion for leave \u200bto appeal was dismissed \u200cby a panel of \u2064three \u200cjudges on the Ontario Court\u200d of Appeal. This comes after \u2063the \u2062Ontario Divisional Court ruled in August that the College of \u2063Psychologists could enforce the social media training. The psychologist organization \u2062has also demanded Peterson pay \u2064$25,000 in damages, as ordered by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Defiant in \u200bthe \u2064face of these setbacks, \u2064Peterson\u2062 declared, &#8220;If you think that you have a right \u2064to free speech in Canada, you&#8217;re delusional. I will make \u2062every aspect\u2064 of this public. And we will see what happens when utter transparency is the\u200d rule. Bring it on.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, Peterson vowed to publicly broadcast\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/100-transparent-jordan-peterson-says-he-will-move-to-broadcast-mandated-social-media-training\/\" title=\"Jordan Peterson pledges to relocate for mandated social media training, ensuring complete transparency.\">mandated social media training<\/a>, determined to expose the College of Psychologists&#8217; actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is important to note that the College of Psychologists is punishing Peterson not for any misconduct \u200cwith patients, but for his public comments, including those made on social media \u200dand during \u2064podcast appearances.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Supposed Offenses<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the College of Psychologists, some of Peterson&#8217;s alleged offenses include retweeting criticism of Canadian Prime\u2062 Minister Justin Trudeau, expressing\u2063 opposition to the Ottawa\u2064 police taking\u2064 custody of the \u2063children of Trucker Convoy protesters, and criticizing Sports Illustrated for\u200d featuring a plus-sized swimsuit model on \u200btheir cover. Other offenses involve Peterson&#8217;s views on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-continues-to-push-parental-rights-as-left-wing-attacks-mount\/\" title=\"Youngkin stands firm on parental rights despite increasing left-wing criticism.\">radical gender \u200btheory<\/a>, climate change models, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leif Le\u2063 Mahieu contributed to this report.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063How does the dismissal of Peterson&#8217;s appeal \u200craise questions about the limits of free speech and the\u2063 power of\u200d professional governing bodies<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064 Rted. I will continue to speak the truth, advocate\u2064 for\u2062 free speech, and stand\u200d against the\u200b encroachment of ideological\u2063 conformity.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The controversial training,\u2063 which Peterson refers \u200cto as &#8220;re-education \u2062camp,&#8221; aims to mold psychologists into adherents of the\u200b College&#8217;s \u200bsocial justice agenda, \u200bwhich includes promoting gender identity \u2062theory \u2063and\u200b silencing dissenting\u2062 voices. Critics argue that such\u200c mandates undermine academic freedom and violate the principles of\u2064 free speech.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Jordan B. Peterson rose to international prominence in 2016 when he publicly opposed\u2064 a bill in \u2064Canada that \u200bcompelled\u200c the use \u2062of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/va-school-to-appeal-ruling-to-reinstate-teacher-who-opposed-using-preferred-gender-pronouns-at-school\/\" title=\"Va. school to appeal ruling to reinstate teacher who opposed using preferred gender pronouns at school\">preferred gender pronouns<\/a>. Peterson argued that the legislation infringed upon \u2063his right \u2064to freedom of speech and his opposition sparked a heated debate on the \u2063balance between individual rights and\u200b protections for marginalized communities.\u2062 Since\u200d then, Peterson has become\u2063 a controversial\u200d figure, attracting both a large following and fierce opposition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peterson&#8217;s \u2064case against the College of Psychologists of Ontario centers around\u2064 the\u200d violation of his rights to freedom of thought and expression. His\u2064 supporters argue that the College&#8217;s \u2063requirement for social media training is a thinly veiled attempt to censor and punish him for his views. \u200cThey contend that the mandate has nothing to do \u200cwith\u2062 the quality of Peterson&#8217;s clinical practice but is rather \u200ba targeted response \u200cto his \u200cdissenting opinions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The court&#8217;s dismissal of Peterson&#8217;s appeal has ignited \u2064further debate on the limits of free speech and the role of professional governing bodies in regulating the opinions and beliefs of their \u200bmembers. \u200bCritics of the court&#8217;s decision\u200b argue that it\u200d sets a \u200ddangerous precedent, allowing institutions to \u2063dictate what individuals can and cannot say.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Supporters of the College&#8217;s mandate argue that it is\u2064 necessary to ensure that psychologists uphold inclusive and culturally\u200d sensitive practices. They maintain that Peterson&#8217;s \u2063public statements have the potential to harm marginalized groups and that the social media \u200ctraining is a step towards fostering \u200ca \u2063more inclusive and \u2062tolerant environment within the profession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The outcome of Peterson&#8217;s case \u2064has \u2063broader implications for the future\u2063 of free speech in Canada and beyond. As society becomes \u2064increasingly polarized,\u200b the\u2062 tension between protecting individual rights and safeguarding marginalized\u200d communities grows. The question remains: \u200dwhere should \u200cthe line\u2063 be drawn? Should individuals be able to express their opinions freely, even if\u200b those opinions are controversial or \u2062potentially harmful? Or should professional bodies have the authority to dictate acceptable speech among their members?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the \u2064legal battle moves \u200bforward, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and the College of Psychologists of Ontario continue to be at the forefront of this contentious\u200d issue. Their clash represents a\u200b larger conflict over the\u2064 limits of free speech and the role of professional bodies in shaping public\u200b discourse. The outcome of this battle will \u2062undoubtedly\u200c have a lasting impact on the rights and responsibilities of \u2064individuals \u200cwithin the field of psychology and the wider\u200c society as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psychologists of Ontario&#8217;s demand for Dr. Jordan B. Peterson to receive social media training was upheld by an Ontario court. 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