Jordan Peterson
Canadian clinical psychologist
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| November 24 2024 | Martha Gill wrote a critical column about Peterson in The Guardian's Observer, analyzing his appeal to young men and his role in the self-improvement market. |
| November 19 2024 | Peterson published his fourth book 'We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine' through Penguin Random House. |
| October 2024 | Responded to Justin Trudeau's sworn statement alleging Russian state media funding by considering legal action. |
| August 2024 | The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear an appeal, closing Peterson's legal options for resisting social media training. |
| January 2024 | The Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld the previous court's decision regarding professional conduct. |
| 2023 | Jordan Peterson published 'A Conservative Manifesto', signaling his increasing prominence in conservative political discourse. |
| November 2023 | Hosted the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference, which began with Peterson's statement downplaying climate change risks and featured speakers who promoted fossil fuel use and minimized anthropogenic climate change. |
| August 2023 | His appeal was reviewed by the Ontario Divisional Court, which unanimously upheld the College of Psychologists of Ontario's initial decision and ordered him to pay $25,000 in legal costs. |
| June 2023 | Founded the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship along with Baroness Stroud and John Anderson. |
| 2022 | Peterson signs a content distribution deal with The Daily Wire and becomes Chancellor of the newly launched Ralston College. |
| November 2022 | The College of Psychologists of Ontario ordered Peterson to complete a specified continuing education program regarding professionalism in public statements. |
| November 2022 | Ordered by the ICRC to complete a continuing education program on professionalism in public statements. |
| June 2022 | Peterson signs a content distribution deal with The Daily Wire, including rights to his video and podcast library, and agreement to produce additional content for DailyWire+. |
| January 2022 | Peterson appears on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, discussing climate modeling and drawing criticism from climate scientists. |
| 2021 | Retired from the University of Toronto, becoming professor emeritus. |
| 2021 | Peterson publishes his third book, 'Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life', resigns from the University of Toronto, and returns to podcasting. |
| November 23 2020 | Penguin Random House Canada held an internal town hall where employees criticized the upcoming publication of Peterson's third book. |
| October 2020 | Peterson returned to Canada and aimed to resume work. |
| August 2020 | Peterson's daughter announced he had contracted COVID-19 during his hospital stay in Serbia. |
| June 2020 | Peterson made his first public appearance in over a year, appearing on his daughter's podcast in Belgrade, Serbia. |
| March 2020 | Investigated by the College of Psychologists of Ontario for public statements, with the ICRC expressing concerns about the tone of his public comments. |
| January 2020 | Peterson traveled to Moscow, Russia after being unable to find North American doctors willing to treat his benzodiazepine addiction via medically induced coma. |
| 2019 | Thinkspot, a free speech-oriented social networking and crowdfunding platform co-created by Peterson and Dave Rubin, receives a limited beta release. |
| 2019 | Peterson experiences health problems related to benzodiazepine dependence. |
| March 2019 | Peterson's podcast joins the Westwood One network, with his daughter occasionally co-hosting. |
| January 2019 | Peterson deletes his Patreon account in protest of the platform's banning of Carl Benjamin (Sargon of Akkad). |
| 2018 | Peterson publishes his second book, '12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos', which becomes a bestseller during a world tour. |
| June 2018 | Peterson stopped eating vegetables and continued a diet of only beef, salt, and water. |
| May 2018 | Peterson's Patreon donations exceed $80,000 per month. |
| February 2018 | Entered into an agreement with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO) following a professional misconduct complaint, agreeing to a three-month undertaking to improve patient communications. |
| 2017 | Put his clinical practice on hold and temporarily stopped teaching due to new projects. |
| July 2017 | Peterson's Patreon donations reach over $50,000 per month. |
| January 2017 | Patreon donations increase to $14,000 per month. Peterson hires a production team to film his psychology lectures at the University of Toronto. |
| 2016 | Peterson became an honorary member of Charles Joseph's extended KwakwakaŹ¼wakw family and was given the name Alestalagie ('Great Seeker'). |
| 2016 | Peterson began restricting his diet to meat and a few vegetables in an attempt to control depression and an autoimmune disorder. |
| 2016 | Peterson releases YouTube videos criticizing Bill C-16, which prohibited discrimination against gender identity and expression, sparking significant media attention and debate. |
| December 2016 | Peterson launches The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast. |
| August 2016 | Peterson begins receiving Patreon donations, initially at $1,000 per month, which would later grow significantly. |
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