FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Air Canada CEO apologizes, commits to learning French as backlash in Quebec grows

Nov 4, 2021 | 9:05 am

#2

tcook052

A FlyerTalk Posting Legend

Join Date: May 2002

Location: YEG

Programs: HH Silver

Posts: 56,879

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...ench-1.6236690

Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau has apologized and committed to improving his French amid heavy backlash by federal and Quebec officials, including the premier today, who called Rousseau's comments on Wednesday shocking and disrespectful.

On Wednesday, the CEO delivered a 26-minute speech at the Palais des congrès in Montreal, during which he only spoke French for about 20 seconds. After the speech, Rousseau was asked in French by a journalist for Quebec TV news channel LCN how he's managed to live in Montreal for so long despite speaking little French.