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Peterson has apparently had his application to the Ontario Court of Appeals dismissed, closing his legal battle in arguing that the College of Psychologists shouldn't be able to threaten his licensure if he doesn't complete remedial "social medial training" with a regulator-appointed "coach" at his own expense and for an indefinite amount of time (until the regulator-affiliated coach is satisfied enough to sign off).
The administrative sanctions against him stem from complaints made by Internet randos whom were never his patients about his tweets about the trooning of Ellen Page and fat swimsuit models.
The article implies the Appeals Court denied to hear his appeal and that he has exhausted all legal avenues.
The OG lower court ruling was full of doublespeak: claiming the mandatory training at his expense under threat of delicensing wasn't disciplinary because the regulator called it educational instead of punitive. The judge also ruled that Peterson's free expression rights weren't being infringed by his regulator, but they were within their rights to punish him for legal speech they deemed unprofessional.
Peterson hasn't commented publicly yet AFAIK.
The legal battle ia academic since Peterson closed his Ontario psychology practice in 2017.
Peterson has refused to meet his regulator's demands but still holds licensure AFAIK.
This is just "theater" at this point. Any MD has to follow a Profesional code or they're canned. A psychologist especially works with vulnerable people and teasing fat chick's and trans people on the internet is not a way to maintain a professional license.
He acts like rules don't apply to him and he's a target. If anyone in his field acted like him on social media they'd never be able to practice again.