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Jordan B. Peterson hits university with $1.5M defamation lawsuit
'This is a warning, let's say, to other careless administrators and professors'
 By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Thursday, June 21, 2018

Clinical psychologist and University of Toronto professor Jordan B. Peterson is using the legal system to send a “warning” to academics who liken him to “Adolf Hitler” and white supremacists.

Canada’s Wilfrid Laurier University was hit with a $1.5 million lawsuit by the bestselling author of “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote for Chaos,” due to the content of a viral video featuring its professors. Teaching assistant Lindsay Shepherd was disciplined for showing clips of the author’s debates on Canadian television.  ...
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Re: Jordan B. Peterson hits university with $1.5M defamation lawsuit
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2018, 08:26:19 pm »
The update where Peterson reads out Shepherd's complaint, and announces his own suit (along with the interview clip and part of the recording):

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