Documents filed with an Ontario court show the companies — JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges and Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. — are asking for the stay of proceedings to remain in place until late March 2025.The request was set to be heard Tuesday, but court documents show the hearing has been postponed until Oct. 31, with the stay extended until then. It was previously set to expire Monday.
The remaining steps include completing the settlement negotiations as well as a claims process, holding at least one creditor meeting, obtaining a sanction order and implementing the plan, she said. In a joint statement released last week, Action on Smoking & Health, Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada and the Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control said parts of the companies' recent court filings suggest the provinces "have agreed to an industry-friendly process."
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