The nature of a link tax makes no sense anyway. Can I charge someone for citing an article? Can I charge someone for mentioning an article even if they don't us

The nature of a link tax makes no sense anyway. Can I charge someone for citing an article? Can I charge someone for mentioning an article even if they don't use MLA style? Can I charge someone for obliquely referencing the existence of an article? Despite chasing links (heh) for a while, I have been unable to find a description of what the Canadian act actually does, only page after page of "Whereas…" intent/caveat.