Best\u002Dselling author and psychologist Jordan Peterson is fighting back in court over an attempt to strip his licence for political speech.
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Peterson has been ordered to undergo training on how he should conduct himself on social media after a series of complaints were made unrelated to his work as a psychologist. In fact, most of the complaints were about political statements Peterson had made on Twitter or the Joe Rogan podcast.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Peterson has made much of the material against him available and is trying to push back against what he considers overreach by the College. Under Ontario law, the College was established to set standards for practice and issue licences but Peterson believes they have ventured into policing speech unrelated to the practice of psychology.
The main crux of the argument, laid out in full below, is that the decision and many of the policies and bylaws of the College are infringements of the Section 2 rights guaranteed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Section 2 states that everyone has, “freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.”
By policing Peterson’s statements, on social media and other places, in ways that have nothing to do with the practice of psychology, his legal team argues that his Charter rights are being violated.Article content
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