Published Mar 25, 2026, 11:57 AM ET · Updated 8 months ago · 2 sources

Prime Minister Carney says Air Canada CEO’s English-only condolences lacked compassion

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TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday the Air Canada CEO’s English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York showed a lack of compassion and judgement. Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau is being summoned to testify at Parliament’s official languages committee after he shared a four-minute condolence video online that only included two French words — “bonjour” and “merci.” Antoine Forest, one of the two pilots killed in the crash at LaGuardia a