Hard to Find the Moral High Ground in BC’s Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers

Commentary The government of British Columbia is off on another lengthy legal boondoggle as it seeks to make opioid manufacturers pay for the ongoing epidemic of opioid overdoses. It spent an estimated $75 million to $100 million dollars to sue Dr. Brian Day for operating a private surgical clinic. That legal action started in 2009 and ended this year. But even as it was suing Dr. Day, it was also paying him and his clinic for their services to help eliminate long surgical wait lists. Another massive lawsuit has B.C. trying to recover health-care costs from the tobacco companies. It was initiated in 1998 and, 25 years later, is still ongoing....