Ontario passes bill to join opioid class-action lawsuit launched by B.C.
2019-12-13 from cbc.ca
Ontario is joining five other provinces in a class-action lawsuit against dozens of opioid manufacturers.
The province passed legislation late Wednesday allowing it to join the British Columbia-led suit, which alleges that drug manufacturers falsely marketed opioids as less addictive than other pain drugs.
The suit seeks to recover costs from manufacturers and distributors dating back to 1996, when the pain drug OxyContin was introduced in the Canadian market.
Ontario has said it would invest any potential awards from the litigation into front-line mental health and addiction services.
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