Tobacco giants would pay out billions to provinces, smokers in ‘historic’ proposed deal

For decades, tobacco marketing failed to mention the highly addictive nature of the products, much less the potentially deadly consequences of smoking.
Now, following three decades of legal battles, a deal to compensate current and former smokers suffering from lung cancer and a wide range of other terminal diseases is finally on the horizon.
Katherine Ward explains what’s being considered.

• Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5B to provinces, smokers in ‘historic’ proposed deal