Jordan Peterson says he’s left Canada and moved to the U.S. – National

Jordan PetersonThe polarizing Canadian psychologist, has bid Canada farewell and will now call the United States home, citing personal and professional reasons for the move.

The news was revealed on a podcast this week, where Peterson and his daughter, Mikhaila Peterson Fuller, discussed their decision to move. He did not specify where he was living, but news reports indicated he was living near his daughter, who is in Arizona.

“Welcome back move to Americaformal,” he said offhandedly to his father during Mikhaila Peterson Podcast episode.

“I guess that’s what happened, right? Is this a big announcement?” Peterson said.

“There are decided benefits to being here,” he said.

Peterson made a reference to his conflict occurred with the College of Psychologists of Ontarioas well as the bill targeting hate speech, among the key reasons for leaving his home country.

“The problem with the College of Psychologists is very troubling, to say the least, with the new legislation that the Liberals are trying to pass, Bill C-63we will all live in a totalitarian hell if it goes through,” he told his daughter.

“The tax situation is out of hand. The government in Canada at the federal level is incompetent beyond belief, and it is uncomfortable for me in my neighborhood in Toronto,” he added.

Peterson, an author and former University of Toronto professor, has not had an active clinical practice since 2017 but remains a member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario.

In 2022, professional crew reviewed Peterson’s social media habits after hearing concerns about whether his writing met the standards.

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It is determined that online comments appear humiliating, humiliating and unprofessional – and that this poses a risk to society.

It ordered that he enter a remedial training program to reflect on his approach to public statements and warned that he could be charged with misconduct if he did not comply. Peterson took issue with the direction and launched a legal campaign to try to get out of it.

In August of this year, the Ontario Superior Court dismissed Peterson’s application for judicial review, and the Court of Appeal dismissed an attempted appeal.

Peterson has long been a magnet for controversy in Canada – a public figure with a large social media following that people appear to either fully embrace or abhor.

He first courted controversy for refusing to use gender neutral pronouns while teaching at the University of Toronto. He has gained international fame with his sold-out lectures, best-selling books and popular podcasts.

Although he often makes headlines for his controversial views on feminism, gender and climate change, Peterson has insisted in the past that all the complaints at issue are political and have nothing to do with past or present clients as a psychologist.

— With files from The Canadian Press

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