PEI getting $168M as part of tobacco settlement

Prince Edward Island is getting 168-million dollars as part of an historic tobacco settlement that’s impacted all of Canada.   Last week, an Ontario Superior Court justice approved a 32.5-billion dollar settlement between three major tobacco companies and the provinces and territories.  The P-E-I government says it will receive 40-million up front, with the rest to be handed out over the next 15-to-20 years.  Nova Scotia is getting about 809-million dollars, while New Brunswick is receiving about 614-million from the settlement.