Yep. I did that to improve performance. Read about alpha in the 2d context attributes here.
So you need to get rid of the alpha option on line ~109:
// this.context = this.view.getContext("2d", { alpha: false });
this.context = this.view.getContext("2d");
And use clearRect instead of fillStyle and fillRect on line ~137:
// context.fillStyle = this.backgroundColor;
// context.fillRect(0, 0, this.width, this.height);
context.clearRect(0, 0, this.width, this.height);
And that should allow you see through the canvas.