Lawsuit against big tobacco drags on and on for 14 years

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park.

Ontario's lawsuit against the three major tobacco companies began in 2009. It seeks to recover the costs of medical care related to tobacco use in the past, and anticipated use in the future. When it was first filed, it sought $50 billion, but that amount has since increased to $330 billion. That's more than one and a half times the provincial budget.

The Canadian Cancer Society would like a settlement to include significant funds for reducing tobacco use, but it's impossible to know whether the province is discussing that or not. In April 2019, a judge dismissed a motion by Ontario to lift the stay and take the case to trial, and the stays have been renewed every six months ever since.

"Those companies have very deep pockets, and have a much bigger capacity to pay than just the Canadian subsidiaries."

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