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Ontario suing tobacco companies for $50B 

Ontario is looking for $50-billion from a group of tobacco companies to recoup health-care costs linked to illnesses stemming from tobacco use.

Under the Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, which passed the provincial legislature this year, Ontario can file suits against companies seeking the recovery of tobacco-related damages.

The legislation impacts alleged damages from the past, as well as ongoing tobacco-related health issues.

Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley told reporters Tuesday the government filed the suit in an attempt to reclaim the money dished out by taxpayers to fund the health-care system as it relates to ailments linked to smoking.

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