Air Canada CEO

• Governor General and Air Canada CEO trigger thousands of complaints to languages czar

  Commissioner Raymond Théberge says it is an 'error' to name people who can't speak both official languages to positions of authority.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2022
  
• Preliminary report finds complaints about Air Canada CEO speech founded: commissioner

  Michael Rousseau sparked an outcry last year when, following a speech almost entirely in English, he told reporters he did not need to learn French to get by in Montreal.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2022
  
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• Air Canada CEO apologizes to parliamentary committee in first comments on poor French

  Rousseau said his comments last Nov. were "insensitive'' when he said that he managed to live 14 years in Montreal without speaking French, which is ``to the credit'' of the city.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2022
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• Canadian CEOs scramble to brush up on French after Air Canada PR blunder

  The Air Canada incident cast a spotlight on how some top executives of prominent companies got away without speaking the language, driving calls for improving French.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2021
• Air Canada to review French policies as CEO begins private instruction

  Air Canada agreed to review French proficiency requirements for a broader swath of senior positions and to assess companywide policies around the use of French.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2021
• Freeland makes several recommendations to Air Canada’s board over CEO’s comments on French

  Chrystia Freeland is also asking that knowledge of French become an important criterion for securing promotions at the airline, which is subject to the Official Languages Act.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2021