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It hasn’t been a good fall for Gavin McInnes, the Canadian gadfly of the U.S. far right.

First, several members of the group he founded — the Proud Boys — were arrested last month after a brawl outside one of his speaking appearances. Then a report emerged suggesting the FBI had designated the organization an extremist outfit. The group describes itself as “western chauvinists” who see their culture as under siege.

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Finally, McInnes announced earlier this month he was quitting the Proud Boys in the hope of helping those who were arrested. “I’m told by my legal team and law enforcement that this gesture could help alleviate their sentencing,” he said at the time.

And then Friday came another setback, this time in Australia. Media reports say the government there has refused to issue McInnes a visa, ruling he had failed what the Australians call the “character test” for foreign visitors.

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He had booked a speaking tour of several cities with Tommy Robinson, a U.K. far-right activist. They were promoting “The Deplorables” tour as a comedy act.