Commentary The good news is that inflation appears to be slowing down. The bad news is that no one seems to have told the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) since they plan to impose a 17.64 percent fee hike on all Ontario teachers this year. Unsurprisingly, teachers are not happy. In fact, the Elementary Teachers’…
Michael Zwaagstra: Ontario College of Teachers Undermines Its Own Credibility
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Experts Take the Pulse of Free Speech in Canada
Some political leaders maintain Canada’s free speech rights are in jeopardy. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has proposed having a “Free Speech Guardian” on university campuses. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has created a new position—parliamentary secretary for civil liberties—for a similar purpose. Free speech advocates, too, have said speech rights and free expression are being infringed…
Jordan Peterson Warmly Received in Ottawa, No Protesters to Be Seen
OTTAWA—Despite some opposition and attempts by activists to shut down Jordan Peterson’s speech in the nation’s capital, the famed psychologist and academic went ahead with his sold-out talk at the Canadian Tire Centre on Jan. 30. No protesters showed up. Peterson began by chiding the 36 groups that wanted to ban him from speaking in…
Jordan Peterson Sets Up ‘Pro-Human’ Alternative to Globalist-Corporatist World Economic Forum
Professor of psychology and public speaker Jordan Peterson has announced the formation of an international consortium that would serve as a kind of populist alternative to the elitist World Economic Forum (WEF) and provide a countervailing force against globalist aims and narratives. Peterson laid out his plan in an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, telling…
Professional Regulators Increasingly Falling Prey to the ‘Woke’ Capture of Canadian Institutions
Commentary Wokeness is a radical political movement that operates, in part, by “capturing” institutions. Once “captured,” an institution is made woke in its objectives and operations and propagates wokeness using its available resources, often in an authoritarian manner. For example, an employer that is captured by wokeness will bring “diversity experts” into the company’s human…
Ottawa Venue Expands Seating for Jordan Peterson Lecture as Groups Try to Cancel It
Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson thanked the “woke mob” for drawing more attention to the Ottawa stop on his “Beyond Order” tour by trying to cancel it. Peterson said Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre has expanded the seating to accommodate the increased demand. “Thanks to all 36 groups protesting my forthcoming Jan 30 Ottawa lecture (many funded…
Rex Murphy: No Surprise the ‘Squeamish Inquisition’ Wants to Stop Peterson’s Ottawa Talk
Commentary I see there’s another gaggle of busybody woke worry warts trying to cancel Jordan Peterson. There’s a spiderweb of left-wing organizations in Ottawa whose tender sensibilities are already afire with the thought of Dr. Peterson giving one of his world-class, world-celebrated talks in our nation’s capital, the site of the Parliament Buildings—ostensibly emblems and…
Peter Menzies: Ottawa’s Speech-Restricting Legislation Built on Same Foundation That Aims to Silence Peterson, Rowling
Commentary I’m not quite sure when counselling people to make their bed every morning became a seditious act of far-right extremism, but according to a coalition in the nation’s capital, the two are linked. Starting each day with a completed task such as tucking the sheets in is among Jordan Peterson’s tips in his book…
Sen. David Richards: Those Who Are Going After Jordan Peterson Are in Fact After Us
Commentary Those who are after Jordan Peterson are, in fact, after us. They are at our throats as well, make no mistake. And we know how civilized it all is; these are well informed, well-educated men and women with highly respected positions. So we must put all of this into context. That is, anyone as…
Peterson’s Saga Latest Instance of Regulatory Bodies’ Increasing Clashes With Professionals Over Public Discourse
Jordan Peterson’s clash with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO) is just the latest in a long list of professionals engaged in internal struggles with their regulatory colleges. Peterson’s international fame has shone the spotlight on the province, where many doctors and nurses are facing similar disciplinary action or investigation, such as at the…
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