e-4877 (Justice)
- Keywords
- Anti-competitive practices
- India
- Movies
- Vandalism
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Canadian Heritage
- Canada is home to a large number of people from South India and Sri Lanka, especially with the Tamil Diaspora rumoured to be the largest outside of South Asia;
- Canada’s two largest movie chains, Cineplex and Landmark, do not play South Indian movies in their cinemas due to recurring vandalism incidents while playing them;
- In the absence of these two top chains, South Indian movie lovers are made to watch these movies in sub-standard theatres at higher ticket prices;
- All theatres that play South Indian movies charge a higher amount for ticket prices than their usual ticket prices. An average ticket price for a South Indian movie is $16, and sometimes as high as $25, whereas the average ticket price in Canada is $12; and
- Without Cineplex, many South Indian movie lovers are unable to watch the movies, because of a lack of theatres in those cities.
- Open for signature
- March 20, 2024, at 3:24 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- July 18, 2024, at 3:24 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Elizabeth May
(Saanich—Gulf Islands)
September 18, 2024 (Petition No. 441-02610)