Michael Rousseau

• Air Canada CEO grilled by MPs over accessibility services

  Lawmakers took Air Canada's CEO to task on Monday over "shocking" and failures to accommodate passengers living with disabilities.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2024
  
• Air Canada trims Q2 loss as spring travel boom sends revenue soaring

  Air Canada's CEO says the travel industry's reopening headaches have been 'particularly challenging' in Canada, but he hinted there could be light on the horizon.

  Consumer

  Aug 2, 2022
  
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• 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
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• New CN chief executive says francophone board member coming soon

  Tracy Robinson told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that she is committed to appointing a French-speaking director from Quebec very soon.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2022
• Air Canada may raise fares to shore up net losses despite tripling revenue in Q1

  Air Canada's CEO said Tuesday that the year-over-year improvement in the airline's results is clear evidence that the COVID-19 recovery is underway.

  Economy

  Apr 26, 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
• 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
• Protesters demand more than an apology from Air Canada over CEO’s inability to speak French

  Around 100 demonstrators gathered outside Air Canada headquarters on Saturday to demand more than an apology from president and CEO Michael Rousseau.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2021
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• 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
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• 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