The tricky thing about boundary-pushing is that, if you unwisely take it too far, it might snap back in your face. That’s what the regulators of lawyers, doctors, psychologists and every other job gatekept by professional bodies are now facing in Alberta after their sister entities across the country started dabbling in political policing.

On Thursday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Justice Minister Mickey Amery announced Bill 13 , the Regulated Professions Neutrality Act, which would prohibit regulators from mandating diversity training (among other forms of political conditioning) while also protecting most off-duty speech.

The idea is to nip any Jordan Peterson or Amy Hamm situations in the bud. Peterson’s clinical psychology credentials were targeted by the College of Psychol

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