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Air Canada will search for a new CEO fluent in French after Michael Rousseau said he will retire by September, following backlash to an English-only condolence message for a fatal crash at New York's LaGuardia, highlighting Canada’s bilingual service obligations and prompting scrutiny from officials.
Air Canada says CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by Q3 2026 after a public backlash over a four-minute condolence video in which he spoke only two French words about pilots killed in a LaGuardia crash; critics, including political leaders, argued the unilingual message violated Canada's bilingual obligations, prompting calls for his resignation, while Rousseau apologized and pledged to improve his French.
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau will retire after an English-only condolence video for a LaGuardia crash drew a swift rebuke from Prime Minister Carney; the airline says its next leader must be bilingual, highlighting Canada’s language debate and the federal expectation that Air Canada reflect its official bilingual status, with the incident fueling tensions over French-language rights in Quebec and beyond.
Air Canada said CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the company’s fiscal third quarter, following criticism of a condolence message delivered mostly in English after a fatal LaGuardia runway crash. The airline will search for a successor with strong French-language skills, reflecting Canada’s bilingual framework and the airline’s need to emphasize bilingual leadership.
Jim Carrey accepted a Cesar Award in Paris, delivering his speech entirely in French while reflecting on his French-Canadian roots and thanking family, joking that his French was 'almost mediocre' as his tongue tired.
Jim Carrey received the Cesar Awards’ honorary prize at the 51st César Awards and delivered an emotional speech in French, introduced by Michel Gondry. He spoke about acting as clay in a sculptor’s hands, traced ancestry to a French-born ancestor, thanked his family and partner, and quipped that his French was “almost mediocre” as he wrapped with “my tongue is tired.”
In Paris to promote A Private Life, Jodie Foster delivers her first solo lead in French under director Rebecca Zlotowski while coping with back pain; she underscores a lifelong connection to France, speaks fluent French with ease, and bonds with co-star Daniel Auteuil. The Cannes reception was enthusiastic, though French critics were mixed, and Foster teases a possible future directing project in French.
French President Emmanuel Macron received a rock star welcome at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, where he was greeted by ecstatic crowds of students. Macron's charisma and "La coolitude" were on full display as he spoke to students and encouraged the study of the French language. Later, he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss a range of topics, including the Ukraine war and Taiwan, with Xi assuring Macron that he currently has no plans to attack the self-ruled democratic island.