Denis Coderre and Dieudonne

: Dieudonne M'bala M'bala — known internationally as Dieudonne — has been charged numerous times in France for violating anti-Semitism and hate-speech laws, prompting Jewish groups and Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre to state publicly he is not welcome, according to Brandon Sun. Dieudonne is scheduled to arrive in the city Tuesday for a series of 10 sold-out shows before moving to Quebec City and Trois-Rivieres. Controversial French comedian Dieudonne is scheduled to arrive in Montreal on Tuesday and perform several sold-out shows during the week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Michel Euler MONTREAL - Highly anticipated performances by a contentious French comic will proceed despite public outcry as well as an alleged act of vandalism against the Montreal venue where he is scheduled to speak, organizers said Monday. While it is still unclear if Canadian border agents will let him into the country because of his legal troubles, Dieudonne reputation certainly precedes him. His detractors call him a racist and an anti-Semite, while his fans say they appreciate his defiance of authority and his comic routines that regularly target what he calls the hypocrisy and discriminatory policies of the French political elite. He remains popular in France and around the world; his official Facebook page has more than one million likes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.