Bender said:
Well, if they're worried about competition then what about the Molson Amphitheatre? Sound Academy? Kool Haus? Sony Centre? I would argue that their argument that MLG would compete with ACC as a venue for concerts or shows is unfounded. If anything MLG would compete with smaller competitors. The ACC and Rogers Centre are the only options for large scale concerts and shows and even at half size the ACC would likely have over 6000 seats.
The difference is two-fold:
1. Most of those places existed before the ACC was built.
2. MLSE did not previously own any of those locations before selling them off.
Bender said:
I really don't see an issue here, and fighting about this is time well wasted. If anything it makes MLSE look more and more like an ugly organization that cares more about lining their pockets and flexing their financial muscle.
Well, yeah. They're a corporation, they're looking after their best financial interests, just like any other corporation. Why are we surprised by this?