Few states have ever pretended that speech should be absolutely free. The U.S. draws the line at speech that incites the imminent and likely violation of the law[1]. Canada only guarantees free speech within "reasonable limits"[2]. It's still worth fighting against governments natural desire for control to ensure "reasonable" speech remains as free as possible.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imminent_lawless_action

[2]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression_in_Can...