Bill Maher Tells Tom Green ‘You Don’t Know What Free Speech Is’ as They Go Toe-to-Toe on Canadian Hate Speech Laws

MAHER You see they ░░░░░░░░ change songs because you ░░░░░░░░ woke Canadian a holes ░░░░░░░░ example are the type ░░░░░░░░ people that don t ░░░░░░░░ in free speech like ░░░░░░░░ don t anymore in ░░░░░░░░ or England And so ░░░░░░░░ they will change songs ░░░░░░░░ saw GREEN We have ░░░░░░░░ of speech in the ░░░░░░░░ Charter of Rights and ░░░░░░░░ MAHER Yeah yeah Well ░░░░░░░░ got to fight for ░░░░░░░░ you know GREEN We ░░░░░░░░ say whatever we want ░░░░░░░░ there MAHER OK I ░░░░░░░░ so GREEN Yeah we ░░░░░░░░ MAHER Because I I ░░░░░░░░ there GREEN It s ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ overblown There was there ░░░░░░░░ there was a something ░░░░░░░░ MAHER Yeah it s ░░░░░░░░ GREEN sharing news on ░░░░░░░░ media MAHER No it ░░░░░░░░ not Canada but England ░░░░░░░░ arrested people for opinions ░░░░░░░░ the Internet GREEN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ yeah MAHER And I ░░░░░░░░ not down with that ░░░░░░░░ so is Germany GREEN ░░░░░░░░ think there s been ░░░░░░░░ misinformation about me getting ░░░░░░░░ Canadian right now but ░░░░░░░░ s been some misinformation ░░░░░░░░ Canadian freedom of speech ░░░░░░░░ that s been floating ░░░░░░░░ out there Like we ░░░░░░░░ we ve got freedom ░░░░░░░░ speech in Canada It ░░░░░░░░ in our our MAHER ░░░░░░░░ GREEN Canadian Charter of ░░░░░░░░ and Freedoms We have ░░░░░░░░ of the press freedom ░░░░░░░░ assembly MAHER Yeah well ░░░░░░░░ because something is in ░░░░░░░░ charter I mean we ░░░░░░░░ it too and Trump ░░░░░░░░ threatening that and sometimes ░░░░░░░░ left is threatening that ░░░░░░░░ GREEN But I mean ░░░░░░░░ I ve never experienced ░░░░░░░░ situation where I can ░░░░░░░░ say something up there ░░░░░░░░ are hate speech laws ░░░░░░░░ Canada so there are ░░░░░░░░ you can t say ░░░░░░░░ you know what Who ░░░░░░░░ want to say that ░░░░░░░░ t anyways right So ░░░░░░░░ Well that s not ░░░░░░░░ that s not what ░░░░░░░░ speech means GREEN Right ░░░░░░░░ s a slight MAHER ░░░░░░░░ s why GREEN it ░░░░░░░░ a slight but it ░░░░░░░░ there s a there ░░░░░░░░ a it s a ░░░░░░░░ MAHER I mean there ░░░░░░░░ a reason you know ░░░░░░░░ it is a clearly ░░░░░░░░ definition of what hate ░░░░░░░░ is So it s ░░░░░░░░ overreaching you know it ░░░░░░░░ fairly specific MAHER I ░░░░░░░░ GREEN That s so ░░░░░░░░ s not really MAHER ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court GREEN ░░░░░░░░ much say anything you ░░░░░░░░ except for extreme things ░░░░░░░░ you would not agree ░░░░░░░░ I would think and ░░░░░░░░ nobody would really want ░░░░░░░░ agree with MAHER No ░░░░░░░░ s no GREEN in ░░░░░░░░ civilized society MAHER You ░░░░░░░░ t know what free ░░░░░░░░ is then You don ░░░░░░░░ know GREEN Well it ░░░░░░░░ MAHER That s not ░░░░░░░░ free speech is GREEN ░░░░░░░░ MAHER That s the ░░░░░░░░ of not free speech ░░░░░░░░ OK MAHER Like what ░░░░░░░░ thinks not everybody thinks ░░░░░░░░ same GREEN Mm hmm ░░░░░░░░ The Supreme Court ruled ░░░░░░░░ our country GREEN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ that the Nazis could ░░░░░░░░ in Skokie Illinois GREEN ░░░░░░░░ Yeah MAHER which they ░░░░░░░░ marching in because it ░░░░░░░░ a community of a ░░░░░░░░ of Holocaust survivors many ░░░░░░░░ whom were still alive ░░░░░░░░ the time GREEN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ And the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ as abhorrent as that ░░░░░░░░ GREEN Yeah MAHER that ░░░░░░░░ what free speech is ░░░░░░░░ GREEN Yeah MAHER Anybody ░░░░░░░░ defend the speech that ░░░░░░░░ all like but sometimes ░░░░░░░░ changes what people like ░░░░░░░░ you just don t ░░░░░░░░ to be limited that ░░░░░░░░ Now if you are ░░░░░░░░ inciting violence or kiddie ░░░░░░░░ or something like that ░░░░░░░░ there are things and ░░░░░░░░ re already illegal.”