SASKATCHEWAN APPEAL
May 1st, 2002
BY MONICA DOBIEROTHMANS, Benson & Hedges Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the Saskatchewan provincial government, arguing that the province's recent Tobacco Control Act, which bans the display in shops of tobacco products, is unconstitutional under Canadian federal law.The case filed in the prairie province's Court of Queen's Bench, claims that the legislation that came into effect on March 11, 2002, violates Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms and federal tobacco legislation. The Saskatchewan government said it would defend its new law.Its health ...
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