Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson 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 Images11/28/2025|Updated: 11/28/2025CommentaryAlberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced a bill to protect lawyers, doctors, and other professionals from censorship by their regulators. Bill 13 is being called “Peterson Law” after psychologist Jordan Peterson, prosecuted by his regulator for speaking his mind, as Smith says, “on his own time.”Glenn Blackett is a civil rights and constitutional lawyer based in Calgary, Alberta.Author’s Selected Articles
Albertas Proposed Peterson Law Doesnt Go Far Enough
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