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It says more than 90 per cent of the destroyed properties have been granted demolition permits. Because power was cut off to other properties during the fire, food spoiled in fridges and freezers and about 2,300 of the appliances had to be disposed of. — The Canadian Press Ontario judge begins hearing arguments over landmark $32.5-B tobacco settlement TORONTO — An Ontario judge has begun hearing arguments about whether to approve a landmark $32.5-billion settlement that would see three major tobacco companies compensate provinces, territories and ex-smokers. The settlement between the companies — JTI-Macdonald Corp., Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. and Rothmans, Benson & Hedges — and their creditors received unanimous support from those creditors in a vote held in mid-De- cember. Ontario Superior Court Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz is scheduled to hear submissions from companies and other parties this week and will decide whether it should be approved. The proposed deal includes more than $24 billion for the provinces and territories to settle lawsuits they brought against the companies for health-re- lated costs due to tobacco use and another $4 billion for plaintiffs in two class-action lawsuits heard in Quebec. Another $2.5 billion is earmarked for Canadian smokers not included in the Quebec lawsuits, and more than $1 billion would go to a foundation to fight tobacco-related diseases. The case originated with a landmark ruling from Quebec that found the companies had chosen profits over the health of their customers and ordered them to pay about $15 billion to plaintiffs in the two class-action lawsuits. The case then migrated to Ontario in 2019 where the companies sought creditor protection after the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld the initial ruling. The proposed deal was crafted by the monitors appointed to each company in collaboration with a mediator, capping off more than five years of confiden- tial negotiations. — The Canadian Press Canada’s top doctor concerned about measles outbreaks in Ontario, Quebec CANADA’S top doctor says she is concerned about measles outbreaks with a growing number of cases acquired locally and spreading in Ontario and Quebec. Dr. Theresa Tam says the majority of recent infections reported in Canada were among people who were unvaccinated, including many children, and infants under one. Tam says all of the people who were recently infected were exposed to mea- sles in Canada, rather than international travel, which was the initial source. Health Canada reported eight measles cases as of Jan. 11, but local pub- lic health units have released more recent numbers with much higher case counts. Ontario public health reported 38 measles cases — 12 confirmed and 26 probable — as of Jan. 15 linked to an out-of-province travel exposure in New Brunswick. Grand Erie Public Health also reported a new measles case Wednesday in a child who is recovering at home. As of Tuesday, health officials in Quebec reported 16 cases of the highly contagious infection. Tam says measles can spread “very quickly” and warns 90 per cent of unvaccinated people or those who haven’t had a prior infection will get sick if they are near someone who has it. Measles is an airborne disease and in rare cases can lead to respiratory failure, swelling of the brain and death. “I’m concerned that vaccination rates for measles among children are not high enough in some areas of Canada to prevent the spread of measles,” Tam said in a statement Wednesday. A study published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health in October found a decline in measles vaccination covering children ages two to seven before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. — The Canadian Press HANNAH ALBERGA NDP calls for program expansions as health ministers meet O TTAWA — The federal New Democrats are urging the Liber- al government to move quickly to complete expansion of the dental care program and start signing deals with the provinces and territories to begin pharmacare coverage. Health Minister Mark Holland is meeting with provincial and territorial health ministers in Halifax this week. “Minister, now is the time to act on your promises before the moment is lost,” said NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and health critic Peter Julian in a let- ter to Holland on Wednesday. The national pharmacare bill, which became law on Oct. 10, calls for the fed- eral government to sign deals with prov- inces and territories to start funding coverage of birth control and diabetes medications while a study of a universal pharmacare program is underway. The NDP is also calling on the Lib- erals to complete the expansion of the dental care program, something the party says is nearly a month overdue. The final phase would open the dental care program to all uninsured adults with a household income of less than $90,000 a year — an estimated nine million people. Funding was in- cluded in the last two federal budgets. “All that seems to be lacking is the po- litical will,” Julian said in an interview. He called dental care “the most successful new federal program in decades,” citing the more than 1.3 million people who have made claims under the program so far. It’s current- ly open to children under 18, adults with disabilities and seniors who meet the program criteria. Pharmacare and dental care were key parts of the supply-and-confi- dence deal that saw the NDP keep the minority Liberal government in power from 2022 until last fall. A federal election is widely expected this spring. The new Liberal leader, who will be chosen on March 9, could call one, or the opposition parties could make good on their threat to bring down the minority government after Parliament resumes on March 24. It’s not clear what will happen to the two programs after an election. Conservative Leader Pierre Poil- ievre, whose party has been leading in the polls for over a year, has said he would scrap pharmacare and has not committed to funding dental care. Dental care was launched in 2023 with a budget of $13 billion over five years. Pharmacare is budgeted at $1.5 billion over five years but a full, univer- sal insurance program would cost an additional $11.2 billion a year, according to the parliamentary budget officer. With a leadership race underway, it’s also not clear whether the Liberals remain committed to both programs. Leadership candidate Mark Carney has said he would continue dental care but has not stated a position on the fledgling pharmacare program. He has promised to balance the federal budget. Chrystia Freeland — Carney’s main rival in the race, according to the polls — introduced budgets to fund both programs as federal finance minister. Since quitting cabinet and entering the leadership contest, she has backed away from several of the Liberal gov- ernment’s initiatives. Neither of their campaign teams an- swered questions about the programs on Wednesday. Neither did the team for Karina Gould, the former govern- ment House leader. Julian said an NDP government would keep both programs. “I would expect the Liberal party contestants to support something that receives such overwhelming support from the Canadian population,” he said. Asked about the possibility that the Liberals could hold up the expansion in order to campaign on both programs, Julian said he believes that would “backfire on them.” Holland has said he hoped to have bi- lateral deals signed by this spring to be- gin implementation of the pharmacare program’s first phase. So far, B.C. has signed a memorandum of understand- ing with the federal government. Manitoba already covers the cost of contraceptives and New Brunswick’s government has pledged to do the same. Health Canada officials are in contact with the provinces and territories, a spokesperson for Holland’s office said. When asked about the status of nego- tiations earlier this month, spokespeople for the health ministers in Ontario and Alberta said the federal government has not given them details about how the pharmacare program would work. “Without meaningful consultation and true collaboration, Alberta will continue to call on the federal government to provide predictable, sustainable, uncon- ditional health funding that aligns with provincial and territorial priorities, and respects our exclusive jurisdiction over the planning, organization, and man- agement of our health care systems,” said a spokesperson for Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange. Quebec, which has its own prescrip- tion drug insurance program, said it’s waiting to see a draft agreement that would compensate the province for what it already covers. Other provinces and territories said more discussion is needed to under- stand how the new program would affect existing coverage. — The Canadian Press SARAH RITCHIE ADRIAN WYLD / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES Health Minister Mark Holland is meeting with provincial and territorial health ministers in Halifax this week. ;