The Ontario Court of Appeal recently refused to hear an appeal from Jordan Peterson (not every appeal is automatic). He wanted to challenge a lower court who refused to overturn a decision of the licensing body for psychologists (“the ICRC”). Peterson had been ordered to undergo a program on professionalism in public statements. The ICRC found statements he made on social media and podcasts could be considered degrading and were offside the code of ethics of the profession. Peterson no longer maintains a clinical practice since becoming a popular author and commentator, but he remains licensed and describes himself as a clinical psychologist.

Some of the statements considered to be offside were using the prior name of the actor Elliot Page and referring to Page as “her”, describing Justin Trudeau’s former chief of staff, Gerald Butts, as a “prik”, describing a plus size model on the cover of Sports... (more)
Posted by Jason, Regina, SK on Jan 20, 2024 • in Regina SK
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Thirty five minutes late. A real estate purchaser was that late in delivering the purchase funds. The vendor argued it could terminate the contract b/c the funds were late. The court agreed that the plain terms of the contract allowed this. Too harsh? Some judges may have said close enough (substantial performance) but this court said the “time was of the essence” term was clear. Gill Homes Inc. v. 5009796 Ontario Inc. (Kassar Homes)
Posted by Jason, Regina, SK on Jan 18, 2024 • in Regina SK
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