Originally Posted by speaker
...That's why I feel a double standard is acceptable. Westjet/Jetsgo/Air Transat/Jetz/Jazz/Harmony make no reference to their "canadianness" and their name only implies that they fly pax to their destination. AC can't have it's cake and eat it too, it can't want to be "just another carrier" while at the same time wanting to capitalize on its brand recognition that was built through the decades by cloacking itself in canadiana and nationalism (as misguided as that strategy might have been).
Besides, how hard is it to train F/As in the 2 official languages anyway?....
Sorry but Jazz is subject to the same onerous language laws as Air Canada, How much does it cost? Well if a Jazz FA is bumped into the YUL base the company must pay for them to take intensive French lessons for 4 months, 5 days a week. That's right those folks are being paid for 4 months not to fly and take French. Sacre bleu!