Air Canada CEO Resigns Over Bilingual Backlash

Air Canada's CEO, Michael Russo, stepped down this week.

After backlash over an English-only video message, mourning two pilots killed in the crash

at noon.

York's LaGuardia Airport.

The pilots, Captain Antoine Forrest, and first officer Mackenzie Gunther, were based

in Montreal and folks wanted a bilingual response in Canada's.

Official Languages.

Elon Musk jumped on X, calling the rules around it hypocritical and unfair.

He pointed out Canada's one-sided law as mandating French in places like Quebec, with

no equal push for English.

Musk even shared a chat with his AI-GROC listing stuff like, the charter of the French language

and Bill 96, which make French dominant on, signs and in federal spots.

Prime Minister Mark Carney slammed the video hard, saying it showed poor judgment, especially

after a tragedy.

Quebec's legislative assembly voted unanimously for Russo to go, and this reignited old

beef from when he bragged in 2021 about.

Living over 10 years in Montreal, without learning much French, beyond Bonjour and Mercy.

Russo apologized, owning that his French skills diverted focus from grieving families, and

pulled attention from Air Canada's team.

He stuck around nearly 20 years, rising from finance chief to CEO in February 2021, and

he'll stay until they find a, replacement after a search started back in January.

This language clash highlights Canada's bilingual tensions, especially in Quebec, and

Musk's call-out keeps the debate buzzing as Air Canada moves.

Forward.

That's the story for today.

Canada News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.