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@SamHersh01 There was no business case for a LNG terminal but this is supposed to be a good investment?

Canada is literally the only G7 country without high speed rail. Conservatives want you to continue to pay sky high prices for gas, worsen congestion on roads and make your commute hours longer. We've been "studying" high speed rail for 50 years - time to get it built.

@CheriDiNovo Comparing the population density of Europe to Ontario and Quebec and assuming both should have the same transportation system is quite ignorant.

Poilievre wants to cancel the high speed Toronto to Quebec City rail. We should suggest (on his dime) he spend some time in Europe where rail takes you everywhere and public transit is taken by the wealthy because it's faster, cleaner, greener and cheaper. Tory governments are the reason we're decades behind the world.

@PrairieVeteran The train is electric so maybe the track is heated.

Something people aren't thinking about. $90 billion being spent on a high-speed rail system in two provinces with heavy snowfall. What would the effects be of a train hitting a snow bank at 200 km an hour?

@h3llsnightmare @EverydaySens Rule 9.6 and 12.3 should be modified.

@2Shoesy @EverydaySens The league doesn't make the gear

Yakemchuk needs help off the ice after catching a high elbow from Gregor. #GoSensGo Gregor receives a 5 minute major. Sens need to show something here.

@BOSSportsGordo Never understood this either. Makes it more difficult to load your vehicle via the hatch/trunk. I also think its safer to have the wheels that steer be the last out of the spot. It's too easy to cut off the side of the car beside you if you turn sharp while pulling out forward.

Serious question for people who back into parking spaces - what’s the point?

@JoelleAdler @JonFraserTF They are not allowed to move their Corp HQ out of the Montreal urban area. It was part of the agreement when the airline privatized.

Air Canada could have moved its HQ to Ontario yrs ago, in fact it’s a burden for the airline to remain in Quebec for numerous reasons. A CEO should be judged by their qualifications, all aviation operates in ENGLISH the EU parliament runs in ENGLISH my mother tongue is French, I live in Quebec and love the bilingualism but I also know the punitive nature and obsession of pushing French language has destroyed the potential of Quebec. Kids speak only one language and are disadvantaged, while rich elite French send their children to private schools so they can thrive on an English continent.

The controversy around the Air Canada CEO is especially interesting considering the pilots didn't work for Air Canada and the plane was owned and operated by Chorus Aviation, the parent company of Jazz Aviation. Their CEO Colin Copp seems to have escaped any controversy.

@lafleurmtl Please tell us which law this is?

He was required by law to know some French He did not It was accepted Then a French pilot died And he couldn't be bothered to offer condolences in French Not a word People were outraged Then the board " retired " him Hope your keen legal mind can wrap itself around this

@AllieJade1 While wearing shorts. Yup, definitely Canada.

This is in Winnipeg Manitoba. The "where" really doesn't matter. The residents of this complex requested services from their municipality to come unclog the drain. The response was that it would take days to come deal with the issue. These 2 men took it upon themselves to fix the problem. Tell me again why home owners pay property taxes exactly? Do you think it's time to completely eliminate property taxes?

@__ChrisPBacon__ @ChrisBrMusic @franktucci @MarcNixon24 @MarkJCarney While true, is insolvency the result that would have been best for the country? It was the only national airline we had/have and with such a large land mass air travel is essential.

@2Shoesy @ChrisBrMusic @franktucci @MarcNixon24 @MarkJCarney Air Canada would have been insolvent many times over without the GoC extending a lifeline.

Mark Carney says the next CEO of Air Canada needs to be bilingual The governor general does not speak any French This is a position that requires both languages The double standards within Mark Carney’s government is despicable

@brianlilley Air Canada doesn't even own Jazz. They are completely separate companies each with their own CEO, separate operating certificates and their own employees. So where is the CEO of Chorus Aviation that actually owns the airline ?

He was Air Canada’s CFO during the 2008-09 financial crash. He took over as CEO in 2021 when air travel was decimated. Just 6 weeks ago Air Canada financial results showed record revenue. But now he’s out because he didn’t do a video in French torontosun.com/opinion/column…

@FiftyFootNest Air Canada does not own Jazz, they are completely separate airlines each with their own CEO.

The great irony in all of this is the pilots killed in this horrific event didn't work for Air Canada and the plane involved wasn't owned by the company either.

@franktucci @MarcNixon24 @MarkJCarney Business is conducted in French as required by law. This was a personal message of condolence and was not required to be bilingual.

@MarcNixon24 Sorry @MarkJCarney, I strongly disagree with this. Air Canada is not a federally funded company and they should be able to conduct business as they see fit.

@ChrisBrMusic @franktucci @MarcNixon24 @MarkJCarney Not gov't funded at all. Do some research.

@franktucci @MarcNixon24 @MarkJCarney Not federally funded? Jeezus read a book

@stevenmackinnon The airline does provide bilingual service to all Canadians. There is no requirement for the CEO to be bilingual. A message of condolence is not operational and does not require any official language. It was a personal message. I would expect the Transport Minister to know this.

I note the retirement of Michael Rousseau as President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada. I thank him for his years of service and his contribution to maintaining Canada’s position as a leader in international air transportation. The Government of Canada will continue to work closely with Air Canada’s leadership and Board of Directors to ensure the airline provides safe, reliable, affordable, and bilingual service to all Canadians.

@nettermike The fund isn't for her medical bills. It is for her immediate family members to be with her, out of country, by her side and away from their work. Medical insurance doesn't cover this.

Update on Flight Attendant… She was sitting in her jump seat directly behind the cockpit when Air Canada Express Flight 8646 collided with a fire truck on Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport. On impact, Solange Tremblay, the senior flight attendant on board, was ejected more than 320 feet from the wreckage. She was found on the tarmac, still strapped to her seat. She was conscious for all of it. Her daughter Sarah Lépine called it "a total miracle." Aviation safety experts agreed, saying her survival was extraordinary given the complete destruction of the cockpit just feet from where she was sitting. Her four-point harness jump seat, designed to withstand extreme crash loads, likely saved her life. But Solange's fight is far from over. Her injuries are severe: two shattered legs with open fractures requiring multiple surgeries and metal plates, a fractured spine, skin grafts needed for the flesh she lost sliding across the tarmac, and complications that led to a blood transfusion. She still faces several more surgeries and intensive rehabilitation to learn how to walk again. Her daughter and cousin have set up a GoFundMe to help the family. The funds will allow Sarah and Solange's husband Denis to take time off work to be by her side as she recovers in a New York hospital for the foreseeable future. "My mother dedicated her entire life as a flight attendant and was very proud of her work," Sarah wrote. "Right now, my mom needs your help.”

@AriGoldkind Summoned to Ottawa, even though he is in LGA personally dealing with this tragedy. Is he supposed to drop that duty and get on the next flight to Ottawa?

By almost every metric we are run by the stupidest people on Earth. What next? He didn’t give a land acknowledgment about the territories, er, ground at LaGuardia? My goodness how far we’ve fallen as a country.

@JakeLandauTO Air Canada does conduct bilingual operations, often even in three or four languages, but a message of condolence is not 'operations' so there is no requirement.

@2Shoesy Again, all airlines are required by federal law to conduct bilingual operations.

It's pretty embarrassing to be a senior business executive in Montréal and have no functional capacity to speak French. Airlines are required by federal law to be bilingual, I would hope that would include condolences to francophone families.

@xSladeWilsonx @Harry__Faulkner Air Canada is not a Crown Corporation. It was privatized decades ago and is a private company listed on the stock exchange. They can do what they like. We only expect bilingualism because they promise it, not because they have to.

An Air Canada plane crashes, resulting in the deaths of two pilots. Over on Radio-Canada, the "conservative" on the panel is having a fit that the Air Canada CEO didn't speak French in his video and demands his resignation over it. Someone should let these people on the panel know that the victims in this tragedy were the pilots and the injured passengers, not the French language.