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Prince Edward Island Proposes Law to Sue Tobacco Companies  

The government of Prince Edward Island, Canada’s smallest province, has proposed a law allowing it to sue tobacco companies for the cost of treating smoking- related illnesses.

Prince Edward Island is the final Canadian province to propose the law, with similar legislation pending or already in place in all other provinces.

Canadian governments may seek more than C$200 billion ($188.7 billion) in compensation for health-care costs and lost taxes from cigarette smuggling from tobacco companies that include JTI-MacDonald, the Canadian unit of Japan Tobacco Inc., Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. and Rothmans Inc., an Ontario judge said at a hearing in Toronto last month.

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