TOBACCO GIANTS CHALLENGE LEGISLATION
By Adnews Staff
Imperial Tobacco Ltd., RJR-Macdonald Inc. and Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. have filed a court challenge against Bill C-71, the federal government's anti-tobacco legislation. Passed by the senate last week, the bill prohibits most forms of tobacco advertising and sponsorship. The tobacco firms are arguing the new legislation is unconstitutional, the same argument they used to defeat the previous Tobacco Act. Bill C-71 is scheduled to become law after it receives royal assent later this week.
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