The B.C. government says it will introduce amendments to legislation that would allow the federal government to join a B.C.-led class-action lawsuit seeking to recover health-care costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain medication.
The province says the changes to the Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act would allow Ottawa to join B.C. and other provinces and territories in the class-action suit that is pursuing damages from companies that allegedly contributed to the opioid addiction crisis.
"B.C. led the country in holding opioid manufacturers and distributors accountable, and today B.C. is expanding its opioid litigation legislation," Sheila Malcolmson, B.C.'s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, said in a statement Monday. B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said the amendments would broaden the scope of the legal action against more than 40 opioid makers and distributors.
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