Canadian court upholds Jordan Peterson forced to undergo 'social media training' over controversial posts
FOX NewsAug 25, 2023
Jordan Peterson: Fight Against 'Re-Education' Has 'Barely Started'
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The Facts
Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has claimed that "the war has barely started" after losing a legal bid to have courts overturn a policy he described as a social media "re-education camp" ordered by the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
Three judges from the Ontario Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed Peterson's motion seeking for the case to be re-examined after an earlier hearing in a lower divisional court also went against him. The appeals court gave no reason.
The Spin
Left narrative
This ruling confirms that even when Peterson thinks he's off-duty, his remarks can still harm the public trust and confidence in his profession, particularly if those comments are degrading, demeaning, and unprofessional, as some of the complaints suggest. This was the right decision.
Right narrative
This is an outrageous affront to free speech. The College of Psychologists was wrong to try to exercise control over Peterson's opinions, and the courts were just as disgraceful in upholding this decision — effectively creating a re-education camp for political speech. This decision must be immediately reversed.