TORONTO, Ont. – A controversial American pastor who sparked outrage for burning the Qur’an is scheduled to debate a local imam at Queen’s Park on Thursday.

Terry Jones will discuss another controversy with imam Steve Rockwell of the Sheikh Deedat mosque in front of the provincial legislature at 6 p.m. They’ll debate whether the Innocence of Muslims, the film that sparked protests in the Middle East, should be shown in public.

It’s not clear if Jones will be allowed to cross the border. He’s been banned from England and Germany.

A trailer for the film on YouTube angered many Muslims over its negative depiction of the Prophet Mohammad.

The event is being organized by the groups For Love of Our Charter and Canadians United Against Terror.

“We have been inundated with requests from various controversial figures, (from both sides) wanting to participate in this event,” For Love of Our Charter says on its Facebook page.  

Others are set to speak at the event, including authors Masud Ansari and Bikram Lamba, and Ron Banerjee, director of Canadian Hindu Advocacy.

Banerjee is no stranger to controversy. Last year he was an outspoken opponent of Muslim prayer sessions at Valley Park Middle School. After voicing his opinions, Canada’s largest Hindu group, Canadian Hindu Network, said Banerjee’s views were not representative of mainstream Hindus.

Last month, Banerjee said his group wanted to screen the Innocence of Muslims in Toronto.

Jones heads the Dove World Outreach Center in Florida. After threatening to burn the Muslim holy book in 2010, he burned copies of the Qur’an in April and received a fine from local police.

Innocence of Muslims was allegedly made by California fraudster Nakoula Basseley Nakoula.