US EditionAlberta tables free speech for regulated professionals bill coined the ‘Peterson Law’
Bill 13 restricts disciplinary actions to professional competence and ethics, affecting over 100 regulated professions, aiming to protect off-duty freedom of expression, government says.
- On Thursday, Justice Minister Mickey Amery introduced Bill 13, the Regulated Professions Neutrality Act, in the Alberta legislature to narrow regulator discipline and bar off-duty conduct sanctions.
- The government says it acted after hearing nurses, doctors and teachers punished for off-duty comments, with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith linking the bill to high-profile cases like Jordan Peterson and Amy Hamm.
- The bill prohibits mandatory DEI-style training and limits mandatory learning to competence and ethics, while allowing discipline for threats, criminal convictions, sexual misconduct, and improper communications with minors.
- The bill would cover more than 100 regulated professions, and cases requiring review would assess compliance with the act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or Alberta Bill of Rights.
- Introduced after a year of scrutiny of regulators, the bill raises constitutional questions as similar cases involving regulated professionals and court appeals in the Jordan Peterson case challenge regulator powers.
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LifeSiteNewsAlberta bill would protect freedom of expression for doctors, nurses, other professionals
From LifeSiteNews By Anthony Murdoch ‘Peterson’s law,’ named for Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, was introduced by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Alberta’s Conservative government introduced a new law that will set “clear expectations” for professional regulatory bodies to respect freedom of speech on social media and online for doctors, nurses, engineers, and other professionals. The new law, named “Peterson’s law” after Canadian psycho…
Alberta Introduces Bill to Limit Power of Regulatory Bodies on Members’ Actions
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that, if passed, will limit the power of regulatory bodies to discipline members for off-duty comments and behaviour. The legislation known as the Regulated Professions Neutrality Act, commonly referred to as the Peterson Law, is named after Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, who faced sanctions from the College of Psychologists of Ontario for comments he made on social media. Premier Danielle Sm…
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