He said if he doesn’t cooperate with the trainings, he could face a college disciplinary tribunal and lose his licence. The Epoch Times did not receive a reply from Peterson as of publication as to whether he would go ahead with the training.
He said on Twitter that he could not post the letter he received from the college online due to “confidentiality,” but he would “provide all the details legally allowed.” He said he would like to publish all communications with the college if it would agree, though he doubted it would.
The college replied to The Epoch Times inquiry on this matter by saying, “The College is not authorized to provide this information as per the confidentiality provisions of section 36 of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991.”
‘Weaponized’ Professional Misconduct Complaints
Peterson said the “SJW [social justice warrior] types have weaponized the domain of professional misconduct complaints.”Pardy gave the example of the Law Society of Ontario, which sought to require “lawyers and paralegals to state their embrace of DIE (diversity, inclusivity and equity) politics.” He said, “We narrowly managed to repeal it.”
Peterson said the college told him that a dozen or so people had complained “about my public statements on Twitter and [on a podcast hosted by Joe] Rogan over a four year period (out of the 15 million who follow me on social media) claiming that I had ‘harmed’ people (not them) with my views.” None of those complainants were his clients, he said.
The college’s website states under “discipline and other proceedings” for Peterson: “In a decision released on November 22, 2022, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee decided to require Dr. Jordan Peterson to successfully complete a prescribed Specified Continuing Education or Remedial Program (SCERP). The substance of the SCERP is a Coaching Program to address issues regarding professionalism in public statements.”
Peterson said, “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.”