Air Canada CEO apologizes for English-only condolence amid bilingual backlash
TL;DR
Air Canada’s CEO apologizes after a condolence note for Air Canada Jazz pilot Antoine Forest—who died in a LaGuardia collision—was sent only in English, triggering backlash over Canada’s bilingual norms.
- Air Canada CEO apologizes for his inability to speak French after plane crash AP News
- Air Canada C.E.O. Apologizes for English-Language Condolences After Plane Crash The New York Times
- Air Canada CEO apologises for English-only condolence video BBC
- Air Canada CEO Issues Apology Over English-Only Message WSJ
- Lawmakers call for Air Canada chief to resign after English-only message to plane crash victims The Guardian
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