In a common smear tactic from the Liberal Party of late, MP Iqra Khalid suggested on X that she would never know if Russia funded Jordan Peterson’s podcast with Pierre Poilievre since Poilievre hadn’t gotten his ‘security clearance.’
Jordan Peterson replied to Khalid’s theory: “Dear Ms. Khalid: watch it, seriously.”
This pattern of Liberal MPs accusing conservative voices is not new. Another Liberal MP, Mark Gerretsen, had to apologize and donate $1,000 to a food bank after defaming conservative influencer and Counter Signal journalist Kat Kanada as a “Russian-funded propagandist.”
The Peterson podcast episode with Poilievre has since gone viral on YouTube with over 1.2 million views and nearly 40 million views on the Jordan B. Peterson Podcast 𝕏 page as of January 4th.
Elon Musk retweeted the clip, earning a similar view count of nearly 34 million.
The Liberal trend of using “Russian disinformation” as a smear term against political opponents—primarily from the conservative side or anyone questioning the government’s high spending on Ukraine—has drawn sharp criticism.
In a similar fashion, when Conservative MPs voted against Liberals on the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement, the Liberal Party launched an ad campaign accusing Conservatives of “turning their backs on Ukraine,” thereby supporting Russia.
The continued Liberal attacks on the Ukrainian issue have even inspired Liberal MP Rob Oliphant to describe the tactic as a “political game.”
