Former environment and climate change minister Catherine McKenna said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is maligning women by standing up for prominent Canadian psychologist and author Dr. Jordan Peterson. .“I see with the Leader of the Opposition's latest video, he's working hard to ensure that there is no woman left who will actually vote for him,” said McKenna in a tweet. .Poilievre came to the defence of Peterson on Friday after the College of Psychologists of Ontario demanded he undergo retraining for social media etiquette or risk having his clinical psychologist licence suspended or revoked. .READ MORE: Pierre Poilievre defends Jordan Peterson over mandatory social media retraining.“Now it should go without saying that in a free country, professionals should not lose their jobs and licences because they express a political opinion contrary to the licencing body that's mandated by the government," said Poilievre. ."But, of course, in saying this, my Liberal critics in the media will say ‘Poilievre agrees with freedom of speech for someone like Dr. Peterson.'" .McKenna acknowledged her tweet “got under some people's skin.” .“A reminder that it's been three months since it became public that Poilievre's videos had an anti-women tag on them for 4 years including while the leader of the Opposition,” she said. .“And still no investigation.”.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for Poilievre to apologize in October for using hashtags on YouTube to court members of the Men Going Their Own Way movement..READ MORE: Trudeau asks Poilievre to apologize for promoting Youtube videos to 'MGTOW' movement."If it were not for Global News, we would not have learned that the Conservative leader has been purposefully using his videos to appeal to far-right, misogynistic online movements," said Trudeau. .Poilievre said he condemned the social movement and corrected the problem as soon as it became known to him. .Conservative communications director Sarah Fischer condemned McKenna’s initial tweet. .“Perfect example of how those on the extreme left think: their political views are the only ones that are acceptable, and if you aren’t in alignment and compliance with the leftist dogma, then YOU are unacceptable,” said Fischer. .Libertas Law lawyer Lisa Bildy said thoughtful women “understand that we need freedom of speech to defend what’s important to us.” .“Thanks for confirming that your party favours censorship and authoritarian control,” said Bildy..“Not that there was ever any doubt.”
