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Jordan Peterson, the popular and polarizing psychologist, is held in high esteem by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who has twice appeared on Peterson’s podcast, which draws millions of listeners worldwide.

A Tyee investigation has found that Smith’s admiration for Peterson went well beyond her affinity for him as a fellow conservative culture warrior.

Documents obtained through freedom of information request show that Smith, and her chief of staff, Rob Anderson, directly intervened with Alberta’s Advanced Education Ministry in an attempt to help Peterson’s higher-education business venture.

On Aug. 1, 2024, Smith met with Peterson “to discuss how his organization can work with the province to have their online training platform accredited.”

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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Never go to or send children to an unaccredited school.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 5 points 13 hours ago

Or, apparently, ones accredited by Alberta in the last decade.

[–] Carnelian@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Jordan Peterson is currently hospitalized with extreme unexplainable illness, the symptoms of which, as a matter of pure coincidence, began almost instantly when he switched to eating only beef and salt. The family thinks he’s being attacked by demons and asks for our prayers

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is this satire? It feels like satire but several of those things have actually happened.

[–] CellarRat@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago

I had to look it up because I wasn't sure either but from what I read he was hospitalized back in October and that was a "spiritual attack" which may have just been pneumonia then hospitalized recently again claiming mould exposure and totally not pure beef and salt after getting out of the hospital previously.

[–] Carnelian@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To the best of my knowledge it is 100% factual and accurate. We haven’t gotten an update from the family in a couple months. He’s still in the hospital but we don’t know how it’s going, other than he is “facing a long road to recovery”

As a matter of pure speculation: I assume he will never recover, because he probably only accepts treatments from quacks who support his extreme elimination diet

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Mikhaila Peterson said in a YouTube video: “We don’t have a better explanation for his neurological symptoms at the moment other than spiritual attacks.” —Premier Christian News, 8 Oct 2025

So much schadenfreude, I need a cigarette.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

These guys pretending to be smart just want money and power, exactly like all of the other money/power shitheads. Cloaking yourself in "intellectualism" doesn't take you very far in this day and age where everybody thinks they know everything.

Peterson is different. JP has genuine psychological issues stemming from god knows what…but part of his mental illness is continuously trying to get revenge because he was rejected by who he thinks are his peers in the academic community.

Like…he always seems like he’s on the verge of tears or even a nervous breakdown. As a knee jerk I always feel sorry for him when I hear him speak…until I snap out of it and remember how destructive he is.

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This guy probably was smart at one point; idiots don't tend to become university professors. Of course that was years ago and he's since gone completely off the rails. My guess is what started out as a calculated grift slowly became his actual worldview. Kinda like the "fake it 'till you make it" principle, but pointing in the wrong direction.

[–] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

Yeah, just like Russel Brand and other right wing grifters and also like billionaires exposed to be assholes, they were always assholes to begin with.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

It’s insecurity. It’s always severe, crippling insecurity of one form or another. That’s what drives some people to get some semblance of control over their lives no matter how much the method hurts others.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 12 points 1 day ago

Some real Palpatine energy from her here.

[–] rozodru@pie.andmc.ca 14 points 1 day ago

ah yes the "clean your room" chap who is actually a hoarding benzo addict.

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago

He's really quite nothing.

[–] TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago

Fuck off Smith. Go clean your room.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

The dudes brain is fried... he has had a rough few years.

The guy that say that elite are against him …