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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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[–] Carnelian@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (2 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

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

Gout runs in my family. I can only imagine the kind of pain the relatives who have it would suffer on an all meat diet.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 13 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 20 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 18 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 15 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.