Your message: Subject Body As a moviegoer in your community, I am writing to ask you to save our local movie theatres. Without your help, we could lose our beloved cinemas and a cherished cultural hub. On behalf of my local theatre I am asking that you help in: 1. Revamping the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) so that movie theatres can have more access to the funds. Our local theatre is beholden to landlords who may not be interested in applying for the program; 2. Working with all levels of government to extend the no eviction rules for at least another six months to ensure that when new movies come out in theatres their lights will still be on; 3. Reworking the financial assistance program for theatres that flows through Heritage Canada so that more theatres are eligible and more funds can flow to those theatres that are in dire need of assistance to cover their fixed costs. Movie theatres are integral to the social, cultural, and economic life of our communities. Theatres are the landing pad for homegrown Canadian cinema, which will be endangered if local cinemas close. Theatres employ over 15,000 Canadians. We cannot afford to lose our precious cinemas. I urge you to support the above measures and help save movie theatres. Signed: First Name Last Name Email Postal Code Yes, send me email updates Send This