“Disappointment and frustration in the arts community, forced into re-confinement in the red zones decreed by the government on Monday. After painfully recovering from the first wave, the theaters, cinemas, and museums of the metropolis and the capital are once again brought to their knees.”
Read this article in La Presse to learn more about the sector’s reaction.
“How can it be explained that shopping centers remain open, but that performance venues, cinemas, theaters, and museums in Montreal and Quebec City will be closed again starting Thursday?”
Read this opinion piece by Marc Cassivi also published in La Presse.
“Pressed to explain the closure of performance venues in red zones, the Minister of Culture, Nathalie Roy, argued that it would be contradictory to ask the population to stay home while keeping these gathering places open.”
Read this article published in Le Journal de Québec to learn the Minister’s point of view. You can also listen to this interview with her on Radio-Canada.
To learn about all measures to be applied in red zones (namely in Greater Montreal, Quebec City, and the Chaudière-Appalaches region) starting Thursday, consult the Government of Quebec’s website.