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When Toronto professor Jordan Peterson started arguing loudly against compelled speech in 2016 a lot of people thought he was making a big fuss about nothing.

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Well, here we are in 2026 and a Quebec teacher either lies to parents or loses their job. With the connivance of officials in the provincial government, the teacher is being ordered to renounce their conscience and commit, what is to them, an immoral and unethical act.

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Maybe compelled speech is a big thing after all and maybe we are all going to suffer if it’s not stopped.

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