Canada shouldn't become a country where the government decides what we see, hear, and do. They already meddle in that too much, and blocking websites that aren't engaging in illegal activity is absurd. Will they block the Fediverse next?
All Meta is doing here is complying with the new law. The government said "pay to link to news sites or stop linking to them" and that's exactly what Meta is doing. It's another stupid law pushed by corporate Canada for their own benefit, and now they're surprised at the most obvious outcome.