Jordan Peterson moves to US over anti-hate speech bill

controversial psychologist Jordan Peterson He has fled Canada because the Liberals are pushing to pass legislation they say will stifle free speech and turn the country into a “totalitarian hellhole.”

Speaking on a recent episode of his daughter’s show, “The Mikhaila Peterson Podcast,” Peterson said he chose to move on the controversial bill, C-63, and America. ongoing dispute With the Psychological College of Ontario.

“To say the least, the issue with the College of Psychologists is very troubling, and the new legislation the Liberals are attempting to push, Bill C-63, if it passes we will all be in a totalitarian state.” Must be living in hell,” Peterson said.

Bill C-63, known as the Online Harms Act, aims to target hate speech and hold social media services accountable for reducing the amount of harmful content on their platforms.

The bill has generated backlash among many free speech groups, who claim it will lead to online speech suppression and surveillance.

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association claimed that the bill has the potential to lead to wrongful convictions, while other opponents claimed that complaints could only be filed based on “fear” that a person might commit a hate crime.

The Canadian government announced earlier this month that it was splitting the bill into two separate pieces of legislation to ensure child protection aspects of the bill are in place, as well as to leave out the free speech implications.

Meanwhile, Peterson – who has Criticized for his comments on transgenderismRacism and COVID-19 – remains at odds with the College of Psychologists of Ontario, which has threatened to take away his practice license if he does not complete a social media re-education training course.

Peterson challenged the order in court, but the Supreme Court of Canada rejected his appeal of the college’s decision in August.

Peterson claimed that with his issues in his native land, as well as Canada, it has become too expensive to live under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

“The tax situation is out of control,” Peterson said on the podcast.

He said, “The government at the federal level in Canada is incompetent beyond belief, and it has become uncomfortable for me in my neighborhood in Toronto.”

Although Peterson did not reveal where in the US he has moved, he mentioned that his new residence allows him to be closer to his daughter, who lives in Arizona.

“It’s great to live somewhere where it’s sunny every day,” he said, pointing to his new residence.