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PM Mark Carney says he is "very disappointed" in Air Canada CEO's English-only message of condolence: "It doesn't matter the circumstances, but particularly in these circumstances, lack of judgment and lack of compassion."


Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Air Canada CEO's English-only condolences message "showed a lack of empathy and a lack of sensitivity."





Carney conveys his displeasure that the message of condolence conveyed to Air Canada crash victims and families by the CEO had no verbal French translation "I am extremely disappointed by the message released by the CEO of Air Canada. It shows a lack of compassion." As he walks away you can hear him being asked why he himself has no French-speaking speechwriter Doesn't the lack of a Francophone speechwriter demonstrate a similar compassion shortage? And two pilots are dead and the media is obsessively focused on a language gotcha? @MarkJCarney


Air Canada President and CEO Michael Rousseau provides a video statement on the tragic accident involving Air Canada Express AC8646:





















