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Terrific about our nation, freedom of speech and you just have to look to our neighbor to the north, to see what could happen without that right and proteconon. >> reporter: he knows all about canadian speech prosecution because he was the editor of a little magazine which reported on those mohammed cartoons that led to riots around the world. >> we wanted to show our readership what the fuss was about. >> reporter: he discovered in canada the fuss was about him. >> i reached a complaint against me for hate speech. a government bureaucrat, grilled me on my religious and political views and, if...

>> i was right there in the room. a crowd of 2,000 folks crushing against the door. facebook page talked about throwing things, hurting her, getting arrested. >> but that's just mob violence. that's for the cops to deal with what was far more concerning to me is that the university's vice president wrote ann coulter a letter in advance threatening her with criminal prosecution if she gave her speech. >> lavant knows all about canadian speech prosecution because he was the editor of this magazine which reported those mohammed car tunes that led cartoons that led to riots around the world. >> we...

At just that in a new special, called... appropriately enough... what is great about america. one quality that is undeniably great about our country, our freedom of speech and all you have to do is look to our neighbor the north to see what could happen, without those protections, watch: >> reporter: he knows all about canadian speech prosecution because he was the editor of the little magazine, which reported on those mohammed cartoons that led to riots around the world. >> we wanted to show our reader ship what the fuss was about. >> reporter: he discovered in canada the fuss was about him. ...

Has six segments. but certainly the three that you mentioned, plus i would add free speech. and we are unique that way. that's one thing that sets us apart, and the founders put it right in the constitution, the bill of rights, congress shall pass no law abridging freedom of speech. that changes everything. in canada arc magazine editor was prosecuted because he published a story about mohammed, and as you know that cartoons led to a deadly riot. the editor's name is israel lavant. lavant knows all about canadian speech prosecution because he was the editor of this little magazine which report...