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The Quebec government will compensate movie theatres for the loss of revenue from the sale of popcorn and other snacks when they are allowed to reopen on Feb. 26, Premier François Legault announced Thursday.
But that move may not be enough to persuade one disgruntled cinema mogul to reopen next week.
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Vincenzo Guzzo, president of Guzzo Cinemas, told the Montreal Gazette he wanted to see details of Legaultâs offer before reacting. And he expressed skepticism over whether the government was prepared to offset losses caused by the popcorn ban.
These regions are Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Côte-Nord and northern Quebec. There will be no roadblocks around these areas, and police will not give tickets to people entering those areas from elsewhere, according to Legault. Without more restrictions, nothing will prevent people from the red zones from spreading the virus into orange zones, said Quebec Solidaire spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois on Wednesday. Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon wants the Sûreté du Québec to issue tickets to people who travel to an orange zone without a valid reason.
As spring break approaches, Plamondon is also calling on the government to prohibit people in red zones from renting cabins in orange zones.
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