If you or a family member has experienced the harmful effects of smoking, you can now submit a claim for a “historic” settlement in a tobacco class-action lawsuit.

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) announced on Thursday that the $32.5 billion tobacco settlement has been finalized and will be implemented on Friday, August 29.

Last October, the Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health (QCTH) announced the filing of a proposed plan of arrangement from three major tobacco companies — JTI-Macdonald Corp.; Rothmans, Benson & Hedges; and Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. — after they spent over five years in negotiations with their creditors.

Earlier this year, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved the multibillion-dollar settlement. The QCTH said this ended years of uncertainty and establis

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