Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act

British Columbia's Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act was approved by the Supreme Court of Canada, opening the door for the province to sue cigarette makers, in order to recover the billions spent on inflicted healthcare costs. The act came into force in July 2000.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ^ "TOBACCO DAMAGES AND HEALTH CARE COSTS RECOVERY ACT [SBC 2000] CHAPTER 30". Queen's Printer, Victoria. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ Health, Ministry of. "Tobacco Litigation - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  3. ^ Sibbald, Barbara (2005-11-22). "All provinces likely to join tobacco litigation". CMAJ. 173 (11): 1307–1307. doi:10.1503/cmaj.051388. ISSN 0820-3946. PMID 16301689.


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