Air Canada CEO Under Fire After English-Only Condolences Following LaGuardia Collision

@anyGould @stephanie The flight was from Montreal with tons of francophone people on it. The pilot deceased is Quebecois. We, as francophone, are asking what is supposed to be our national airline, to have a proper message addressing the tragedy in our language. This CEO is an embarrassment and sadly represents the state of bilingualism in our country #aircanada

Air Canada CEO's lack of respect outweighs his lack of French, crisis management expert says The CEO of Canada’s largest airline remains under fire from multiple fronts this week following a botched expression of condolence and a subsequent fumbled apology. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/air-canada-ceo-french-controversy-collision-9.7144663?cmp=rss

Still safe to fly to the #us ? There's some truth to this op-ed #aircanada #laguardia #carney #trump #uspoli #uspolitics #cdnpoli https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/26/opinion/laguardia-crash-isnt-about-official-languages

Air Canada CEO apologizes for being ‘unable to express’ himself in French after crash Michael Rousseau says he is "deeply saddened" that his inability to speak French has diverted attention from the deep grievance of the families of the pilots killed in the crash. #Canada #AirCanada #LaGuardiaAirport #MichaelRousseau https://globalnews.ca/news/11746987/michael-rousseau-air-canada-french-apology/

If any positive comes out of the Air Canada crash in New York, it would be that the CEO gets booted out for being a disrespectful, dishonest, jerk. He said 4 years ago: ""I admit that I made a mistake by not learning to speak French when I joined Air Canada and I am correcting that mistake at this point," he told the parliamentary standing committee on official languages in March 2022.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/air-canada-ceo-michael-rousseau-laguardia-crash-condolences-english-ottawa-9.7140823 #LaGuardia #AirCanada #CanPoli #CdnPoli

Carney condemns Air Canada CEO’s English-only statement following crash Michael Rousseau has been summoned to Ottawa by the official languages ​​committee, which voted unanimously for him to answer why he spoke only two words in French in the video. #Canada #AirCanadaCrash #AirCanadaFlight624 #MarkCarney https://globalnews.ca/news/11745342/air-canada-crash-ceo-english-statement/

Air Canada crash: Quebec hometown mourns pilot Antoine Forest Since late Monday, many citizens have been calling city hall in Coteau-du-Lac to offer their condolences to the family of Forest, who died alongside co-pilot Mackenzie Gunther. #Canada #AirCanada #AirCanadaCrash #LaGuardiaAirport https://globalnews.ca/news/11745227/air-canada-laguardia-crash-quebec-hometown-pilot-antoine-forest/

Air Canada CEO summoned to Ottawa over English-only condolence video for LaGuardia crash Air Canada's CEO has been summoned to Ottawa to explain why he spoke only one of the nation's official languages when he offered condolences for those killed and hurt in the collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Sunday. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/air-canada-ceo-michael-rousseau-laguardia-crash-condolences-english-ottawa-9.7140823?cmp=rss

https://www.europesays.com/2884881/ Air Canada CEO to retire after his English-only crash message draws criticism #accident #AirCanada #AirTraffic #Airline #Canada #CEO #crash #french #Laguardia #MichaelRousseau #resign #retirement

https://www.europesays.com/2873355/ Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney slams Air Canada CEO for English-only remarks after LaGuardia crash #AirCanada #airplanes #Canada #LaGuardiaAirport #Métro #PlaneCrashes #USNews

https://www.europesays.com/2867423/ 2 pilots dead, dozens injured after Air Canada plane collides with fire truck at NYC’s LaGuardia Airport #AirCanada #AirTrafficController #Canada #FireTruck #KathrynGarcia #LaGuardiaAirport #MondayMorning #NationalTransportationSafetyBoard #NewYork #NewYorkPresbyterianHospital #PortAuthority

https://www.europesays.com/2866933/ News 12 | Long Island #AirCanada #Canada #LaGuardiaAirport #PlaneCrash

Tragedy — https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/air-canada-express-accident-la-guardia-airport-9.7138206 https://abc7ny.com/post/laguardia-airport-new-york-closed-following-collision-between-air-canada-plane-vehicle/18753595/ #AirCanada #JazzAviation #LaGuardia

Via #AirCanada 7:24am - Mar 23, 2026 Our deepest condolences go to the families and friends of the Jazz crew of Air Canada Express flight AC8646 on March 22. Read full statement: #Montreal #NewYork #Laguardia https://www.aircanada.com/media/air-canada-provides-update-on-air-canada-express-flight-ac8646

Tragic aircraft accident at #Laguardiaairport in #NewYork: #AirCanada plane hit a firetruck. Interesting contrast: US Sec'y: "...our prayers are with..." Canadian Minister: "...our thoughts are with..." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/air-canada-crash-la-guardia-airport-9.7138217