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### You won't believe what the Ford government is doing
Here's the thing about this region: we love a good deal, but we hate being taken for a ride. And frankly, the news that the Ford government is planning to ban the resale of tickets at higher prices? Well, it's a bit of a head-scratcher when you remember they canned this exact idea back in 2019, saying it was unenforceable. So, what changed? Did they suddenly figure out how to put the genie back in the bottle? It feels like one of those situations where the political wind shifted, and now they're trying to play catch-up.
For anyone who's ever tried to snag tickets to a Kitchener Rangers game at The Aud, or a big concert at Centre In The Square — that's Kitchener's big theatre, if you're not from around here — only to see them pop up on a resale site for triple the price, this is a big deal. It's frustrating to know that a handful of folks are making a killing off of something that should be accessible. Remember how hard it was to get those Tragically Hip tickets back in the day? This new policy, if it actually works, could change how we all access live events. It’s about fairness, plain and simple.
* **For Rangers Fans:** This could mean more accessible tickets for those sell-out rivalry games. * **For Local Venues:** It might help prevent empty seats from overpriced resales. * **For Your Wallet:** Potentially, you won't have to pay a ridiculous schmear on top of face value.
The big question, of course, is *how* they're going to enforce it this time around. Because saying something is unenforceable one day and then deciding to enforce it the next, without much explanation, feels a little… opportunistic. This isn't just a Toronto issue, mind you. This is a provincial policy that affects every single concert hall, every arena, every small theatre in places like Guelph, Cambridge, and right here in Kitchener-Waterloo. We'll be watching to see if this actually helps the everyday fan, or if it's just another policy that sounds good on paper but fizzles out in practice.
The folks on the morning show dive into this kind of stuff every day — catch their take live at mornings.live.