Hundreds rally in support freedom of expression and Jordan Peterson refusing “mandatory social media retraining”
On Wednesday hundreds of people gathered in support of Canadian professor and psychologist Dr. Jordan B. Peterson in Toronto to protest the Ontario College of Psychologists in Toronto.
Many are concerned the attack on Peterson is politically motivated censorship and political interference within the healthcare institutes.
Protesters gathered outside the Ontario College of Psychologists offices lining both sides of Eglinton Avenue with freedom supporting banners and signs, and some anti-Trudeau.
Maxime Bernier the leader of the People’s Party of Canada was also attending. He spoke to a lively crowd about freedom and how freedom of expression is essential for a functional democracy and Trudeau’s obsession with imposing censorship is a sign of a authoritarian government.
“That’s happening to him and that happened to other Canadians so we must stop that. Living in a free country, you’re not supposed to have regulations and legislation that suppress our freedom to speak,” Bernier told The Counter Signal.
Last week Peterson revealed the complaints the some people had against him. There was a politically common theme with the complaints. The College feels it is necessary to force Peterson to undergo a “coaching session” and social media retraining or be stripped of his Clinical license because Peterson posted comments “directed at the prime minister using language that is unprofessional and embarrassing to the profession,”
Peterson completetly rebukes the Colleges demand “Go ahead and investigate. Take whatever steps you deem necessary.” he said in a statement in response to the Ontario College of Psychologists in Toronto.
In part of the demanded retraining mandate, the College says Peterson must pay for the “coaching session” himself.
Poilievre came to the defense of Peterson and freedom of expression saying “it should go without saying that in a free country, professionals should not lose their jobs and licenses because they express a political opinion contrary to the licensing body that’s mandated by the government.”
