QUÉBEC - The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to crack down on online ticket resales and to regulate subscription services.

On Tuesday, Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said ticket resellers profit off the backs of Quebec artists and performers by charging exorbitant prices to consumers.

"Neither the Quebec entertainment industry nor Quebec artists see any of the profits made by resellers," he said during a news conference in Quebec City. "The companies behind these unfair practices are nothing more than parasites on Quebec culture."

The new legislation, tabled Tuesday in the provincial legislature, would require ticket resellers such as Ticketmaster and StubHub to make clear they are not the official seller and that consumers may find cheaper tickets from the original vendo

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