Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer announce Alberta will support B.C.’s proposed class action against opioid manufacturers and distributors

By Canadian Press

OPIOD CRISIS

Alberta joining class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

Oct 16, 2019 | 7:00 AM

CALGARY- The Kenney government is joining a class-action lawsuit related to the opioid crisis.

The UCP says the goal is to recoup health-care costs associated with 800 fatal overdoses and 4,200 emergency calls in Alberta last year.

Ontario and New Brunswick previously said they were joining the suit filed by B.C. last year, alleging drug manufacturers falsely marketed opioids as less addictive than other pain medicines, thus triggering the crisis.

B.C. attorney general David Eby is pleased Alberta has joined the multi-provincial lawsuit.

Eby says the other provinces are all in the process of drafting or introducing legislation to take part in B.C.’s proposed class-action suit.

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He states, B-C will be in court next month to take steps to ensure Canadian jurisdictions aren’t left out from an intended global settlement by America’s Purdue Pharma.

Health Canada reports 12,800 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada between January 2016 and this past March.

(The Canadian Press)