Increase article font size Hours after Air Canada announced its CEO would retire, reaction poured in from politicians, the public and on social media, including from billionaire Elon Musk. The announcement about Michael Rousseau came after days of calls for him to resign amid controversy over his English-only video condolence following a deadly Air Canada crash at LaGuardia Airport that killed the pilots, one of whom was from Quebec. The company said in a statement that its board had a “longstanding focus” on CEO succession planning. It added an external global search started in January 2026 to identify potential candidates to lead the airline. But while Rousseau’s announced retirement was welcomed by political leaders, Musk took to the social media platform he owns to call the departure “crazy.” Story continues below advertisement “That’s crazy,” Musk wrote in reply to a post on X about the retirement. “Moreover, it is not not reciprocal at all. There are many one-sided laws in Canada that mandate French at the expense of English. Extremely hypocritical and unfair!” Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Get Started By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Musk’s post was accompanied by a screengrab showing Grok, the AI chatbot, being asked, presumably by the X owner, to list all French mandate laws in Canada and how it’s “hypocritical” compared to no English mandate laws. Grok notes Quebec’s Charter of the French language and, more recently, Bill 96, which includes requiring French to be used in government communications and to be “markedly predominant” on store signs. 2:12