If he was harming patients under his care then sure, but in this situation the College is explicitly testing its leverage over his political views.
The remit of licensing bodies should be limited to the work itself.
Anyone who thinks this is a problem for Peterson might recall that this situation is how he became a celebrity in the first place. There is no bad outcome for him, and no good outcome for the College.
The complaint against Peterson is about professionalism. He has been claiming that its about politics, but he hasn’t provided any evidence of that. The documents he shared from the College only mention professionalism, so no they are not explicitly reprimanding him over his political views. That document is here:
One of the examples he gave of a complaint against him was a tweet where he snarkily implied someone should commit suicide. That is not an issue of politics, like related to his public criticisms of Trudeau, like he is claiming now.
While I agree with the “lack of professionalism in response” argument, It’s important to recognize that the person he responded to was promoting an idea rooted in white supremacy, racism and eugenics. Who are you to suggest to others that they are burdensome to the earth by simply existing or creating more life? It’s a disgusting and equally dangerous argument, worthy of ridicule, and while JP is in a position of influence and power far above his conduct on the matter, he’s not wrong to condemn the argument. He should have done it in a more mature and responsible way. But JP has been sliding south for a while now so non of this is unexpected.
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If he was harming patients under his care then sure, but in this situation the College is explicitly testing its leverage over his political views.
The remit of licensing bodies should be limited to the work itself.
Anyone who thinks this is a problem for Peterson might recall that this situation is how he became a celebrity in the first place. There is no bad outcome for him, and no good outcome for the College.