Alberta’s Proposed ‘Peterson Law’ Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson speaks at an event in Budapest on Sept. 14, 2023. Alberta has tabled new legislation, dubbed the "Peterson Law," to protect professionals from censorship by their regulators. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced a bill to protect lawyers, doctors, and other professionals from censorship by their regulators. Bill 13 is being called the “Peterson Law” after psychologist Jordan Peterson, prosecuted by his regulator for speaking his mind, as Smith says, “on his own time.”