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He found one of the hateful posters on a telephone pole near his home a few nights ago.

In what is labelled a “Community Safety Bulletin,” controversial University of Toronto Prof. Jordan Peterson — now a household name for his free speech advocacy and his refusal to use genderless pronouns — is painted as someone to fear who has “open associations with neo-nazis and the alt-right” and has even been referred to as a “Nazi philosopher.”

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The poster — which invites people to contact the dean of the U of T arts and science faculty with their concerns — also suggests Peterson has been campaigning against rights for women, people of colour, Muslims and LGBT people for the past year.

Peterson says the poster is not only “libelous” but also a different attempt at intimidation, “striking close to home” this time.

“The implication there is that I’m the sort of person we should hide children from,” he said. “The accusations against me are beyond absurd, beyond belief.”