Peterson is presently chancellor of Ralston College, which is in Georgia in the US. He makes tons of money from the international sale of his books, and from lectures. If they took all his money today he could easily earn more. He also has a deal with the Daily Wire. He is pretty business-savvy and I doubt all his money is in Canadian banks, but even if it was he can easily earn a great deal more in short order. His children are grown and not dependent on him.

In addition, your argument could be used to say that going against the government in any way is dangerous for anyone because the government can retaliate, so therefore don’t do it. Most people are far from vulnerable than Peterson.

Canadian govt power over Peterson is that he is a Canadian citizen who has loved ones and property in Canada. Their lockdowns have meant that they Could Not Leave the Country, or even travel between provinces at times. (Cf. David Solway at PJ Media.) I have relatives in Quebec who have been there as landed immigrants (career-related) for about 60 years. They and their children are drunk on the woke Koolaid there and see no danger in being there. Canada’s draconian policies were applied at whim and can be reapplied at any time (at whim). Peterson’s property can be confiscated. His money can be frozen. And in a country that would rather help you commit suicide than give you medical treatment while you are still alive. I’d call that power.

As far as “minority of people who care what he says” goes, my point is that regardless of what he says or does, it will have no impact upon the Canadian govt except to inspire them double down on persecuting him, and whatever (dispersed) impact it may have on his observers cannot (I believe) result in any significant change.

Again, I could be wrong. I read all other comments. These are mine.

“…in multitude of counsellors there is safety” (Proverbs 24:6, Bible)

Time to move on….

The new standard quickly changes from being “enlightened” to trying to not offend someone because they’ll bring their extra baggage if you do unknowingly offend them. DEI training should be re-named “How to keep snowflakes from melting.”

I say all of this only after working in the public sphere for a few years.

Yep, leaders of the world in euthanasia…along with putting in place policies to achieve the clear aim of destroying the country’s middle class, its energy sector, its housing sector, its economy, its core identity and—the crown jewels—the EDUCATION of its youth.

Peterson perfectly personifies Trump’s oft-quoted “They’re not coming for me. They’re coming for you and I’m in the way”….

May he have the strength to resist and confound the evil STASI regime that has taken over his country…

I disagree. To “toy” with someone you must have power over them; you must have something the person wants. The College of Psychologists of Ontario has nothing he wants anymore. He is excellent at argument and debate, and I don’t think they are. As far as his family goes, he’s got enough money to be quite happy, and his children are full-grown adults. What’s more, they are fully behind him.

You write, “And you are among a tiny minority of people who care what he says .” There are very very few people on earth who have more than a tiny minority of people who care what that person says. I doubt that a majority of people on earth care what Jordan Peterson says, but there is certainly more than a tiny number of people who care what he says. Huge numbers of people care very much what he says. So I fail to see the point you’re making.

A very tiny minority of people care what I say. And yet somehow I manage to soldier on here, trying to say things I believe are true, and trying to act with integrity.

So you think “they” will videotape “everything” and make it publicly accessible?
Or allow “just anyone” to do so?
I find that highly unlikely. Also, what will the content actually be?
Highly unlikely that it is any kind of one-on-one.