Netflix Phases Out Ad-Free Basic Plan in Canada

Netflix is removing its basic plan option for subscribers in Canada.
Netflix has discontinued the $9.99 CAD per month Basic plan for new subscribers in Canada.
Netflix is ending its cheapest streaming subscription tier without ads in Canada.
Netflix might kill its cheapest Basic plan, and I don’t know why it exists to begin with.
Netflix scraps its basic plan in Canada - could the same happen in the UK?.