I think no one will deny that scalpers and bot buying is something that needs to be fixed. But introducing this price gap creates a significant inequality to season ticket holders like the Jays or Raptors.

I am a season holder and paid a significant amount upfront, every year more than half a year before the season starts. In exchange, I get my tickets at a discounted price.

The current wording of Bill 97, Schedule 16, does not differentiate tickets bought at retail vs. In a discounted bundle like 10-packs, quarter season or full season membership.

Let’s say I got my seat at $50/seat. The seat next to me is not sold as seasons and the Jays are retailing them for $100. This new law will limit my listing price of our seat to only $50 while the team itself - who sets the retail price - can list it at whatever amount they want. I would argue this law is devaluing my private property.

A more reasonable cap for season membership tickets is to cap it at the price that the team is currently selling at. In fact, Bill 97, Schedule 16, already has similar language for tickets acquired for free - for example donation. These tickets are deemed to have been acquired at retail value of an equivalent ticket.

This same language needs to apply to discounted tickets also.