The Board of Directors of Air Canada today announced…
… that Michael Rousseau has informed the Board that he will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026, after nearly two decades of strong and dedicated leadership that has reinforced Air Canada’s place as a leader in the airline industry domestically and globally. Mr. Rousseau will continue to lead the company and to serve on its Board until that time.
In today’s other “learn who rules over you” news, Ma Wing-tsung all good.
He’s retiring because he can’t speak Fwench.
The GG and the PM must also go.
Waiting for Pee-pee to point that out.
PP should direct all of his questions for the PM in french, just for shits and giggles
Liberals, never think through the ramifications,
such as the next CEO can only be a whimpering yes man.
Maybe the end of a horrible airline.
Westjet says Hold My Beer!
They make AC look real good. We’ve flown a dozen times since exiting Covidiocy. Split fairly evenly between the two. Air Canada has been a surprisingly pleasant experience. On time. No rescheduling. Fairly costed. Fringe benefits. Direct flights without extreme costs.
We flew exclusively Westjet pre-Covid.
Westjet is run in panic mode. Booked flights rescheduled into a 4 stop nightmare. Delays, delays, delays, shrunken seat rows, ridiculous flight plans. Everything has to pit stop in Alberia, even when it makes no business sense.
Westjet is broken.
Anecdotally, I don’t agree. I’ve flown a lot the last few years as well and most of the delays and cancellations I see are AC. Flew into Tronna in February. Disembarked in the AC terminal. Looked at arrivals and departures board and it was full of delays and cancellations from AC. Probably 5X all the others combined. This has been my experience in Tronna and Vancouver lately. My wife and I will do anything we can to avoid Pearson because of the delays and cancellations. Wife flew AC through TO to Vancouver on New Year’s Eve. Flight was almost 3 2 hours late leaving TO for no particular reason we could determine – sat on the tarmac waiting for clearance. They then proceeded to lose the luggage for about 30 passengers, including my wife’s. Some poor people missed their connection to Australia. The board in Vancouver had several delays and cancellations, again all AC. But just my observation, of course.
If I was him, I would have said “I’ll retire when Mary Simon retires”. But he probably votes Liberal (hopefully not anymore).
This would have been the way to go. Popcorn time.
How you say Bingo in chicomm?
Who is John Galt?
Why would any serious young person remain in Canada?
The inability of top brass in Ottawa to speak French is a standing joke. What you really need to get ahead in the nation’s capital is a native command of Chinese.
On the upside, gotta hand it to Rousseau; two decades in a Frawnch-language shithole of a company, and he managed to skate through without having to speaka da languish of da fromage-eating surrender monkeys.
That’s tantamount to Richard Simmons spending 20 years in prison yet remaining celibate.
Yank Here. At what point do y’all start using the term “French Fatigue” in conversations? Best thing that could’ve happened to Anglo Canada was that the OUI vote have won….
Yank Here. At what point do y’all start using the term “French Fatigue” in conversations? Best thing that could’ve happened to Anglo Canada was that the 1995 vote have gone differently…. would love to see the Quebecois trying to fund their welfare on top of supplying a military and of course doing all of the other national gov’t things…
It’s not even a thought in Wangcouver, Hong Kong East (Richmond), NorDelhi, Surcutta or Abbystan. French is almost an unknown language in BC, except at Fed offices, unis, military locations, or elitist l’ecoles.
Otherwise, you will see more unpronounceable native signs than French.
That’s how irrelevant and stupid the French issue here in BC.
Parents sending their chillins to French school is the ultimate virtue signal.
“after nearly two decades of strong and dedicated leadership”. It doesn’t matter.
Did the Boss talk privately to the families? And in what language?
None of my damn business! Nor yours!!
This GD country is such a mess!
If I recall correctly, the Sweety running the CBC during the chinapox thing flew back and forth between her job and her home in the NE US of A., as required to do her job.
Well done lady, but here we were running around only as we were allowed.
With masks!
And injections!!
As directed by government!!!
If it’s acceptable to put Air Canada’s chief Michael Rousseau’s French ability above his competency as an administrator, than it’s ok for me to put my co-worker’s, or perhaps the clerk at the gas station’s English ability above their competency.
I’m using the PM of Canada, as my template for this, which I don’t entirely support, but let’s face it I’m not above using poor policy in my day to day interactions with people who have no business being in my country.
The prez-intent has been set by the PM, no?
All started over a traffic accident of sorts, between a fire truck and a plane.
Ends with the CEO fired for not speaking French.
Meanwhile Canada endures slaughter on our highways from the scammer import truck drivers who can’t speak English or read English traffic signs or a bridge height warning sign.
Priorities.
Correct. It’s called a by-election in Terrebonne.