CN will soon find a French-speaking Cubes who will sit on its board of directors, the company’s new boss Tracy Robinson has promised, although he does not want to make up for his grief after the controversy of the past few weeks.
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“On behalf of your company, can you apologize to this group? New Democrat MP Alexandre Bouvellis passed a motion a few weeks ago to summon the leaders of the Railways.
In front of the Official Language Committee, Mrs.Me Robinson did not want to apologize to the Cubs, but promised to appoint a French-speaking administrator within a few weeks.
“I promise to appoint a Francophone from Quebec as soon as possible. This is a priority for me and the board of directors,” he said in French.
In the winter, CN appointed former Prime Minister Jean-Zarrost as director. But he remained only a few weeks away from entering the race for the presidency of the Conservative Party of Canada.
“Is a bronchophone enough? Because in general, to reflect Canada’s linguistic diversity, the group must have at least three francophones, ”said Bloc Québécois MP Mario Beaulieu.
“Our group has a history of Francophone representation. I’m talking about Quebec – based phonographs, sometimes it’s multiple members, sometimes just one member,” she replied.Me Robinson.
The latter confirmed to the senior management of the company that French was spoken daily.
“90% of senior executives, here in Quebec, speak French around me, and they are very active in the office, which I really appreciate. Nearly two-thirds of our leaders in North America speak French,” he said.
MMe Robinson, who is currently learning the Moliere language, used a number of French phrases in his opening remarks, which were noted by Conservative MP Joel Cody.
“I believe you’re better at adaptation and learning than some of the CEOs we’ve met here,” he said, referring to Air Canada’s controversial boss Michael Rousseau.