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Vote to sue governments over issue of high taxes
Jump to full article: CNEWS, 2008-04-10
Author: KATE SCHWASS, SUN MEDIA
Intro: lawyer working with tobacco farmers in Ontario says Canada's high cigarette taxes are unconstitutional and suggests governments could face a court challenge over it.
The farmers are considering filing a lawsuit worth at least $800 million against the federal and provincial governments, blaming them for the downturn in the tobacco industry.
Lawyer Malcolm Bennett of London, Ont., also suggested the farmers could sue over federal and provincial governments' failure to protect the tobacco growing industry by allowing illegal and contraband cigarettes into the country.
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