# Jordan Peterson sentenced to "re-education" or face licence revocation **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 4, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668 "2023-01-04T17:08:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EnolaStraight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668/1 "2023-01-04T17:08:43Z")
The controversial Canadian Psychologist and Professor known for conservative values and refusal to call members of the LGBTQ+ community must submit to a course of social media sensitivity training lest he face a tribunal which can revoke his licence to practice medicine in Toronto. [LILLEY: Jordan Peterson threatened with psychologists licence being revoked over political statements online | Calgary Sun](https://calgarysun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-jordan-peterson-threatened-with-psychologists-licence-being-revoked-over-political-statements-online/wcm/cbef77d9-6ce7-4b6d-bd8c-d246d2057349) [Jordan B Peterson SENTENCED In Canada To Insane Camp! This Is Unimaginable! - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-DbwFWE60I) [Dr. Jordan Peterson to Undergo Re-Education Training or Lose Clinical License in Canada - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN4ylCm7qcQ) Discuss. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668/2 "2023-01-04T17:10:57Z")
> [@EnolaStraight](#): > > refusal to call members of the LGBTQ+ community What does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668/3 "2023-01-04T17:15:57Z")
So we have an opinion piece based on Peterson’s online statements, which of course were designed for maximum engagement from his fans, and the College of Physicians of Ontario not giving this opinion writer additional information. And then we have two youtube videos … Can we discuss how poor a basis for debate this is? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668/4 "2023-01-04T17:17:07Z")
Given that the grift pays better than work I’m betting Peterson won’t mind losing his licence to practice medicine. Bonus: It gives him something new to complain about while crying. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668/5 "2023-01-04T17:17:42Z")
> [@EnolaStraight](#): > > Discuss. Jordan Peterson is a ‘talker’. Listening to ‘talkers’ makes me thirsty. Now I’m really [hungry for a chicken](https://youtu.be/KtCsmSMRiC0). Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668/6 "2023-01-04T17:18:35Z")
I notice how the sympathetic article won’t quote any of the “controversial” things Peterson wrote. That suggests to me that what he said must have been pretty bad. Freedom of speech isn’t freedom from consequences. If Peterson said things which discredit his profession, he legitimately faces the possibility of losing his license to practice that profession. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668/7 "2023-01-04T17:20:53Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > If Peterson said things which discredit his profession Or if he said things that make it clear he would be a really lousy therapist. Client care might be at the forefront of concerns. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668/8 "2023-01-04T17:24:03Z")
> [@EnolaStraight](#): > > Discuss. By the way, you first. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668/9 "2023-01-04T17:25:16Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Or if he said things that make it clear he would be a really lousy therapist Yes, exactly. If he made a tweet that, for example, questioned the existence of trans people, then this would demonstrate that he is incapable of doing his job as a therapist, and a licensing organization would be INSANE to tarnish their own name by lending him legitimacy. It would be like a structural engineer ranting on Twitter about how gravity doesn’t exist, it’s just a conspiracy by woke people who don’t like tall buildings. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668/10 "2023-01-04T17:25:53Z")
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668/11 "2023-01-04T17:27:59Z")
No, not happening without a much better structured OP. A few crappy links is not worth a thread. Describe what readers/watchers should expect to see and start the conversation yourself.