Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5B to provinces, smokers in proposed deal | Canada Tonight

Three tobacco giants face the prospect of paying close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to tens of thousands of Quebec smokers and their loved ones as part of a long-running legal battle. Cynthia Callard of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada says discussions took ‘too long,’ and that the settlement allows these tobacco business to continue business as usual.

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