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Manitoba passes legislation to allow lawsuit against tobacco companies
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has cleared the way for it to sue big tobacco companies for health-care costs.
A law put forward by the NDP government that paves the way for litigation is now in effect.
Justice Minister Andrew Swan says treating diseases caused by smoking has been a big burden on health care.
Manitoba is co-ordinating its efforts with other provinces, including British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia.
The Alberta government said Wednesday it will seek to recover $10 billion from tobacco companies to cover the estimated cost of caring for patients with smoking-related illnesses dating back to the 1950s.
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Posted by:JOHN FEFCHAK
June 1, 2012 at 8:39 AM
AND IN THE MEANTIME, Provinces are raking in "pretty big $ " on taxes, that they are collecting from the sales of tobacco products and alcoholic beverages.
Haven't determined if these taxes are supposed to be a 'deterrent' or just another way of
getting into our pockets? …..but would think "our pockets" is the most logical answer.
Posted by:Deborah Boschman
June 1, 2012 at 6:25 AM
WOW!
This is HUGE!