Toronto wants to spend $10.7M on World Cup ticket packages and resell them for a profit

Coun. Jon Burnside says he's uncomfortable with the city buying then re-selling tickets, because the city could lose the $10.7 million it wants to spend on World Cup 2026 packages.

Toronto's 2026 FIFA World Cup committee wants to spend nearly $11 million on ticket packages for the upcoming games and resell them at marked up prices, with some councillors saying the move would amount to "scalping" with taxpayers' money.