Jordan Peterson event in Ottawa that coalition tried to ban goes off without trouble

Despite a number of attempts to convince organizers and the venue to cancel the show, the anticipated crowds protesting Peterson's talk were nowhere to be seen.

"The toxic, and often violent, rhetoric touted by Peterson - whose quasi-academic ideas are misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic, and racist has led to an increased environment of hate, especially toward the trans community, that has been very present in Ottawa," read their own open letter signed by the concerned organizations.

'Thirty-six organizations (calling for the talk's cancellation,) and not one protestor,' Peterson said as his talk began.

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