Air Canada CEO to retire after bilingual backlash over pilots tribute
Air Canada says CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by Q3 2026 after a public backlash over a four-minute condolence video in which he spoke only two French words about pilots killed in a LaGuardia crash; critics, including political leaders, argued the unilingual message violated Canada's bilingual obligations, prompting calls for his resignation, while Rousseau apologized and pledged to improve his French.