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CBC
30-07-2025
- Health
- CBC
London psychologist who gave patients ketamine faces disciplinary hearing
A London psychologist who used the psychedelic drug ketamine to treat clients faces a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday before Ontario's College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts. The college issued an interim order in August of last year to suspended Tatiana Zdyb's certificate of registration following an investigation into allegations of professional misconduct. The college's website currently lists three separate disciplinary hearing notices against Zdyb involving allegations of misconduct, including an allegation of sexually abusing a patient. Other allegations the college is investigating include a claim Zdyb failed to be truthful with clients and an allegation that she failed to give "competent care." It's unclear if Wednesday's hearing will address some of the allegations or address all three hearing notices. Different business names CBC News reached out to Zdyb for comment on Friday. After initially agreeing to an interview, she later declined to comment until she could speak with her lawyer. Zdyb has in the past talked publicly about her clinic becoming one of the first in southwestern Ontario to use the psychedelic drug ketamine to treat people with treatment-resistant depression. Because she is not a medical doctor, she only administered and conducted the therapy, while a physician prescribed the medication. There's a lot of hype about ketamine therapy, but is it safe? 12 months ago Ketamine is a powerful and potentially deadly drug, but some say, if used properly, it can be an effective treatment for mental illness. The National looks at how a Canadian clinic is using the anesthetic for therapy and asks the experts about the latest research. Ketamine is a fast-acting anesthetic used in medical or veterinary surgery. Selling, possessing or producing it in Canada is illegal unless it's authorized for medical or scientific purposes. In more recent years, it's become a tool used to treat severe depression that's been otherwise untreatable. Zdyb has operated under different business names in the past including the MindSetting Institute, Audacity Health and Zdyb Centre for Health Promotion. A search of her name leads to this web page with a single paragraph that says the Zdyb Centre for Health Promotion is now closed. Zdyb's LinkedIn page says she's been a part-time lecturer with King's University College since 2020. In an email to CBC News, the school said Zdyb taught part-time in the department of psychology but "does not have an active employment relationship with the university." Settled lawsuit Lawyer John Nicholson of the law firm Cohen Highley represented a former patient in a lawsuit against Zdyb that was settled. Nicholson said his client received ketamine during psychotherapy sessions with Zdyb while seeking treatment for mild depression in 2020. Nicholson's client's identity is covered by a publication ban. She is identified in court documents only as "A.A." Nicholson said A.A.'s condition deteriorated after the ketamine treatment and later became worse when Zdyb suggested she use psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms. "Her depression became worse and she found herself unable to return to work," said Nicholson. "Zdyb did not know what she was doing with these very powerful medications." Also, Nicholson said Zdyb entered into "an intimate and personal relationship" with A.A. while she was receiving treatment, a violation of the college's rules for patient care. Nicholson said his client's lawsuit against Zdyb was settled last year, though he wouldn't reveal the terms of the settlement.
Daily Mail
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Jordan Peterson puts Canadian mansion on market to move to US
Controversial Canadian author Jordan Peterson has put his Toronto mansion up for sale ahead of his re–location to the United States. Peterson, 63, and his wife Tammy Roberts, 60, listed their five–bedroom, three–bathroom home for $2.2million last week. The house is located in Toronto's Seaton Village, and the couple's ownership was confirmed by their daughter, Mikhaila Fuller. Fuller, 33, told the National Post that her parents are re–locating to Paradise Valley in Arizona. 'With the touring they do, they were hardly in Toronto at all anymore, and it didn't make sense to keep the house,' she said – adding that her parents 'are not rebuying in Toronto.' Peterson's (pictured) decision to leave Canada comes two years after the author – who is also a clinical psychologist and media personality – was told by Canada's College of Psychologists of Ontario to undergo re–education therapy for controversial public statements he made. The Canadian College of Psychologists argued that Peterson said things they don't agree with and they feel the need to fix his beliefs. Peterson took his case to court because of concerns regarding how the order might impact his professional license in psychology, but the Ontario Divisional Court dismissed Peterson's claim and upheld the College of Psychologists' demand. According to the court, statements Peterson made were 'degrading, demeaning and unprofessional,' according to Daily Citizen. This is why, the court holds, Peterson was forced to undergo a 'coaching program' by the Canadian College of Psychologists to 'reflect on, and ameliorate (his) professionalism in public statements .' Peterson posted his response to the ruling on X , 'If you think that you have a right to free speech in Canada You're delusional, he wrote. 'I will make every aspect of this public And we will see what happens when utter transparency is the rule,' he continued. 'Bring it on.' Peterson's controversial statements mostly center around his views on gender identity, free speech and social issues. He was suspended from Twitter in 2022 for 'misgendering' transgender actor Elliot Page, using Page's former name 'Ellen' instead of their current one, according to the New York Post. Peterson's videos were also demonetized on YouTube in 2022 after he described gender–affirming care as 'Nazi medical experiment–level wrong' in a video, Axios reports. Despite Peterson's controversies and his re–education saga, Mikhaila maintains that her parents are moving to Arizona to be close to her, her husband Jordan and their children Elizabeth Peterson and George Peterson Fuller. Peterson's daughter, who is also the CEO of Peterson Academy – which she co–founded with her father, described seeing the home where she spent most of her childhood for sale as 'bittersweet.' Realtor Daniel Freeman told National Post that Peterson and his family have called the 100-year-old-plus midtown home theirs since 1999, but over the last nine years they've completed extensive improvements and upgrades. The 1,700–square–foot house is designed to perfection – with stunning open plan living spaces and plenty of natural light.
Daily Mail
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Anti-woke author Jordan Peterson puts Canadian mansion on market as he prepares to move to America
Controversial Canadian author Jordan Peterson has put his Toronto mansion up for sale ahead of his re–location to the United States. Peterson, 63, and his wife Tammy Roberts, 60, listed their five–bedroom, three–bathroom home for $2.2million last week. The house is located in Toronto's Seaton Village, and the couple's ownership was confirmed by their daughter, Mikhaila Fuller. Fuller, 33, told the National Post that her parents are re–locating to Paradise Valley in Arizona. 'With the touring they do, they were hardly in Toronto at all anymore, and it didn't make sense to keep the house,' she said – adding that her parents 'are not rebuying in Toronto.' Peterson's decision to leave Canada comes two years after the author – who is also a clinical psychologist and media personality – was told by Canada's College of Psychologists of Ontario to undergo re–education therapy for controversial public statements he made. The Canadian College of Psychologists argued that Peterson said things they don't agree with and they feel the need to fix his beliefs. Peterson took his case to court because of concerns regarding how the order might impact his professional license in psychology, but the Ontario Divisional Court dismissed Peterson's claim and upheld the College of Psychologists' demand. Though the house (kitchen pictured) boasts five bedrooms and three bathrooms, and has been listed on the market for $2.2million According to the court, statements Peterson made were 'degrading, demeaning and unprofessional,' according to Daily Citizen. This is why, the court holds, Peterson was forced to undergo a 'coaching program' by the Canadian College of Psychologists to 'reflect on, and ameliorate (his) professionalism in public statements.' Peterson posted his response to the ruling on X, 'If you think that you have a right to free speech in Canada You're delusional, he wrote. 'I will make every aspect of this public And we will see what happens when utter transparency is the rule,' he continued. 'Bring it on.' Peterson's controversial statements mostly center around his views on gender identity, free speech and social issues. He was suspended from Twitter in 2022 for 'misgendering' transgender actor Elliot Page, using Page's former name 'Ellen' instead of their current one, according to the New York Post. Peterson's videos were also demonetized on YouTube in 2022 after he described gender–affirming care as 'Nazi medical experiment–level wrong' in a video, Axios reports. Despite Peterson's controversies and his re–education saga, Mikhaila maintains that her parents are moving to Arizona to be close to her, her husband Jordan and their children Elizabeth Peterson and George Peterson Fuller. Peterson's daughter, who is also the CEO of Peterson Academy – which she co–founded with her father, described seeing the home where she spent most of her childhood for sale as 'bittersweet.' Realtor Daniel Freeman told National Post that Peterson and his family have called the 100-year-old-plus midtown home theirs since 1999, but over the last nine years they've completed extensive improvements and upgrades. The 1,700–square–foot house is designed to perfection – with stunning open plan living spaces and plenty of natural light. Every detail of the home is unique, with stained glass windows in some rooms and arched wooden ceilings in others. The mansion is even decked out with an infrared sauna in the basement, as well as a gorgeous outdoor patio, sleek laundry room, and a sprawling balcony.
