Maher warns liberals about being the ideological ‘gas pedal’ in politics: ‘Not if we're driving off a cliff’

"Real Time" host Bill Maher closed his show Friday night by declaring Canada a "cautionary tale" for the US, warning the left that pushing "woke" policies could help elect former President Trump. At one point, Maher warned liberals, "They say in politics, liberals are the gas pedal and conservatives are the brakes. And I'm generally with the gas pedal, but not if we're driving off a cliff."

"If you want to save our country, we should follow the advice good liberals have given for decades and learn from other countries, especially those beacons of progressivism like Canada, England and Scandinavia," the host said as he began the monologue. "And I agree we should, as long as we're honest about the lessons we're learning and as long as we're up to date on the current data."

Maher compared Canada to the US, showing how the neighbors to the north have a higher unemployment rate and more cities with worse air pollution.

"Canada was the Statue of Liberty with a low-maintenance haircut and cross-country skis, a giant idealized blue state with single-payer health care, gun control and abortion on polite demand. Canada was where every woke White college kid wearing pajama pants outdoors who had it up to here with America's racist patriarchy dreamt of living someday. I mean, besides Gaza," Maher quipped.

"There's only one problem with thinking everything's better in Canada: It's not. Not anymore, anyway. Last year, Canada added 1.3 million people, which is a lot in one year- the equivalent of the US adding 11 million migrants in one year. And now, they're experiencing a housing crisis even worse than ours… The median price of a home here is $346,000. In Canada converted to US dollars, it's 487. If Barbie moved to Winnipeg, she