The CEO of Air Canada is set to retire later this year for not speaking French in his condolence video following the airline's fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport.

The CEO of Air Canada is set to retire later this year for not speaking French in his condolence video following the airline's fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport.

Air Canada has announced that CEO Michael Rousseau will retire later this year. This follows public criticism of his failure to voice condolences in French as well as English after two pilots were killed in a collision.

In a statement, Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau said he was "deeply saddened" that his inability to speak French "diverted attention" from the victims of the collision, their families and the airline's staff.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that the Air Canada CEO's English-only message of condolence after Sunday's deadly crash in New York showed a lack of compassion and judgme

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that the Air Canada CEO’s English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York showed a lack of compassion and judgment and Que...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Air Canada CEO’s English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York lacked compassion. Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau is being summoned to testify at the House of Commons official languages committee after he shared a four-minute condolence video online that only included two French […]