Jordan Peterson claims that regulatory college offered to drop legal fees if he resigns.

October 13, 2024 TruthUSA

Canadian psychologist and author Jordan Peterson reveals that his regulatory college has offered to waive the legal fees associated with his challenge against the college’s social media training order if he agrees to resign from his profession.

In an opinion piece published in the National Post on Oct. 11, Peterson stated that the lawyers representing the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO) have mentioned the possibility of a settlement offer if he gives up his license to practice psychology in the province.

“Their initial offer was surprising: ‘If Dr. Peterson agrees to resign, we would be willing to forego the legal costs the court ruled he owes us!’” Peterson wrote.

The Epoch Times reached out to the CPBAO for comment but did not receive a response at the time of publication.

On Aug. 23, 2023, the Ontario Divisional Court ruled that Peterson must pay $25,000 for a “coaching program” mandated by the CPBAO, formerly known as the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO), to address his professionalism in public statements.

Peterson, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto, first came under scrutiny from the CPO in 2022 following complaints about his social media posts.

The college alleged that some of Peterson’s posts targeting politicians and public figures like Elliot Page may be deemed “degrading” and could constitute professional misconduct.

In November 2022, the CPO’s complaints committee concluded this and ordered Peterson to undergo social media training on professionalism in public statements.

Peterson sought a judicial review of the CPO’s order in June 2023, which was dismissed by the Ontario Divisional Court in August.

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In his column, Peterson suggests that the college is now open to negotiations because they feel cornered.

He revealed that after the Supreme Court of Canada rejected his appeal to challenge the college’s order in August, he requested the names of the “social media experts” assigned for his training, but their identities were redacted.

He noted that the college claimed the information was unavailable due to administrative issues.

Peterson emphasized that the court costs are a minimal expense compared to the harassment he endured from the college over the years.

He speculated that the college’s delay in providing the expert information may be due to his intention to publicize the training sessions.

Jennifer Cowan contributed to this report.

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