Air Canada’s CEO, Michael Rousseau, will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026, the company said on Monday. In response to the tragedy, the company posted a four-minute condolence video in which Rousseau spoke only two French words – bonjour and merci. Canada’s largest airline is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, where French is both widely spoken and the official language. Under Canada’s Official Languages Act, which enshrines French as one of the country’s two official languages, the airline is required to provide services in both English and French. By 27 March, the office of the commissioner of official languages said it had received more than 2,000 complaints.

Source: The Guardian March 30, 2026 17:36 UTC