On Thursday, Canadian creditors will vote on the landmark Big Tobacco settlement of $32.5 billion proposed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. At first glance, this might seem like a victory in the fight against an industry responsible for decades of harm. But beneath the headline figure lies a sobering reality: most of this money — $24.7 billion — would be handed to provinces and territories with no strings attached.
BC Lung CEO, Chris Lam weighs in: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/massive-tobacco-settlement-at-risk-of-being-misused/article_a2b3dea8-b648-11ef-8341-dbcb73e5ef5f.html
