Famed Toronto psychologist, Dr. Jordan Peterson, called in for re-education

Dr. Jordan Peterson addressing a free speech rally at the University of Toronto
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I briefly touched on this earlier, but I think it deserves its own post.

Toronto psychologist, Dr. Jordan Peterson, has been called in for re-education training by the College of Psychologists of Ontario.

If the famed conservative commentator fails to submit to re-education, the college is threatening to pull his license.

His crime:

BREAKING: the Ontario College of Psychologists @CPOntario has demanded that I submit myself to mandatory social-media communication retraining with their experts for, among other crimes, retweeting @PierrePoilievre and criticizing @JustinTrudeau and his political allies.
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) January 3, 2023

I have been accused of harming people (although none of the complainants involved in the current action were clients of mone, past or present, or en were even acquainted with any of my clients.
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) January 3, 2023

Should Dr. Peterson refuse:

If I comply the terms of my re-education and my punishment will be announced publicly. I have already had the second most serious category of punishment levied against me and have been deemed at high risk to "re-offend."
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) January 3, 2023

I am to take a course of such training (with reports documenting my "progress" or face an in-person tribunal and suspension of my right to operate as a licensed clinical psychologist.
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) January 3, 2023

We are now in a situation in Canada under @JustinTrudeau where practicing professionals can have their livelihoods and public reputations threatened in a very serious manner for agreeing with the Official Opposition and criticizing major government figures.
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) January 3, 2023

To reiterate: I face public disgrace, mandatory political re-education, disciplinary hearing and potential loss of my clinical licensing for agreeing with @PierrePoilievre and criticizing our standing PM @JustinTrudeau
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) January 3, 2023

One person tweeted this interesting comparison:

I befriended many Vietnamese defectors when I lived in Long Beach, CA during the 80s.

What they described to me about the changing politics & what happened to their parents who were so-called "intellectuals" is very reminiscent of what @CPOntario is doing to you.
— Amastris (@AmastrisDratwka) January 5, 2023

But, I presume Dr. Peterson’s re-education training will not include sleep and food deprivation, blaring heavy rock music 24/7, interrogation and bright lights popularized historical re-education programs.

Dr. Peterson added that he would agree to it as long as there is full disclosure of the event.

I am willing (if @CPOntario concurs, which they won't) to make absolutely every word of all this fully public so that everyone can decide for themselves what is actually happening
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) January 3, 2023

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