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A protest is planned against the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain which is opening a location in the heart of Toronto on Friday.

The U.S.-based company has made international headlines since 2012 for its anti-LGBTQ stances and promotion of conservative Christian beliefs.

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The company believes in “biblical definition” of marriage between a man and a woman and groups have uncovered tax filings where Chick-fil-A’s charitable arm made millions in donations to organizations opposed to gay rights.

Some of the organizations that have received charitable donations from Chick-fil-A have been labelled as “hate groups” by the Southern Poverty Law Centre, an Alabama-based legal advocacy group for civil rights.

The controversy sparked protests against Chick-fil-A across the U.S., although the company’s books didn’t indicate a decline in profits.

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Requests for an interview about the Toronto protest went unanswered by Chick-fil-A on Tuesday.