// Defining it in GameCanvas
thread = new GameCanvasThread(getHolder(), this);


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// The constructor(in GameCanvasThread)
private SurfaceHolder sHolder;
private GameCanvas gCanvas;
private boolean running = false;

public GameCanvasThread(SurfaceHolder sh, GameCanvas gc) {
    this.sHolder = sh;
    this.gCanvas = gc;
}