The CEO of Air Canada airlines announced his resignation after getting backlash over an English-only statement about the death of two pilots in a U.S. crash.
Michael Rousseau, 68, told the board of the company that he would leave by the end of the third quarter, according to the announcement Monday.
‘The Air Canada board of directors will have to ensure that the next CEO speaks French.’
Two pilots were killed when their Air Canada plane with 72 passengers collided with a fire truck on the runway at LaGuardia Airport. Dozens were also injured in the March 22 incident.
Rousseau released a statement offering his condolences about the accident but was immediately criticized because it was in English but not in French. Canada is officially a dual-language
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