Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5B to provinces, smokers in “historic” proposed deal

For decades, tobacco marketing failed to mention the highly-addictive nature of their produces — much less the potentially deadly consequences. Now, following three decades of legal battles, a deal in Canada to compensate current and former smokers suffering from lung cancer and a wide range of other terminal diseases is finally on the horizon. Under the proposed plan filed Thursday, provinces and territories would receive payments over time, with roughly $6 billion to be payed out when the deal is implemented. Global’s Katherine Ward reports on what’s in the deal. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10817283/canadian-tobacco-payout-proposed/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews