Quebec Tables Bill to Sue Drug Companies for Health-Care Costs Linked to Opioids

Quebec Tables Bill to Sue Drug Companies for Health-Care Costs Linked to Opioids
Quebec Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant speaks during a news conference in Montreal on April 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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The Quebec government has introduced a bill that would allow it to join a proposed class-action lawsuit against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.

The lawsuit application, launched by the British Columbia government in 2018, seeks $85 billion in damages to compensate Canadian governments for health-care costs linked to opioids.