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Toronto Mayor John Tory is pushing for an upcoming lecture by a controversial American “pick-up artist” to be cancelled, saying the man’s views on women amount to hate speech.

Tory said statements made by Daryush Valizadeh — who goes by Roosh V., and has advocated for legalizing rape on private property — “have no place in our city.”

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The attempts to block Valizadeh’s Toronto speech come after his stop in Montreal sparked backlash — including condemnation from the city’s mayor, Denis Coderre. The visit also saw Valizadeh file a police report after a woman doused him in beer. Video of the alleged altercation shows a crowd following him down a street, yelling, “How dare you f—ing come to Montreal,” and “You’re not welcome here.”

“I was just assaulted by a mob on the street. I’m okay,” he tweeted just before 11:30 p.m. on Saturday. Later he wrote, “I have never been accused or charged with assault, but now a Montreal feminist is facing charges for assaulting me.”

Montreal police spokesperson André Leclerc said on Monday that they were unable to confirm if a report was filed or the identities of suspects or victims. He could not confirm reports that an investigation of the incident is ongoing.

I am calling on those hosting this tour to do the right thing - cancel this show. #topoli —

John Tory (@JohnTory) August 11, 2015

The blogger is set to speak in Toronto on Saturday — the last stop of a six-city lecture tour. An online petition calling for Valizadeh to be barred from entering Canada drew more than 43,000 signatures.

The blogger seemed to relish the uproar, saying in a tweet that “40,000+ Canadians couldn’t stop a lecture attended by only 34 men, even with media & govt help. Stunning humiliation.”

The website for his tour also acknowledges the controversy and warns the location of each event will only be released a day in advance “due to the high risk of mob action by feminists and social justice warriors.”

https://twitter.com/rooshv/status/630910837520252929

Toronto city councillor Norm Kelly also took to Twitter in an attempt to persuade Toronto venues not to host the speech.

“@rooshv’s ‘take’ on life is worthless garbage masquerading as provocative insight,” Kelly wrote.