Alberta banning ticket scalping bots in new consumer protection bill

The frustrations felt by Tragically Hip fans last year when they couldn’t buy tickets may be a thing of the past, at least in Alberta, if the legislature passes a new bill introduced Wednesday.

Bill 31, A Better Deal for Consumers and Businesses Act, would outlaw software bots that snap up thousands of concert tickets, forcing fans to pay inflated prices on resale sites.

In June 2016, tickets for the Tragically Hip’s final tour were sold out instantly, only to appear within minutes on secondary sites.

Under the proposed Alberta law, ticket sellers would have to perform “due diligence” to

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