After a dozen six-month stays and more than 14 years, it's still not at all clear how close or far Ontario is to getting any part of the $330-odd billion compensation it's claiming for tobacco-related costs to the health care system.
All provinces filed similar lawsuits in the first decade of the century. Between them, the provinces are seeking about $500 billion. "If this doesn't happen, where the tobacco industry is negotiating with governments and health organizations are not present, that's a huge problem." Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General did not respond to questions about progress in negotiations.
In 2012, an Ontario court rejected a claim from seven international tobacco companies which argued that it had no jurisdiction over them.
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