The new “TVA Nouvelles 22h” announcer, Pierre-Olivier Zappa, is back on an episode of QUB Radio’s “L’apéro piquant” about the controversy that arose last year after a question he posed to the CEO of Air Canada about it. Fluency in French.
Last November, with one question, Pierre-Olivier Zappa managed to create a political, social, and identity tidal wave that resonated both regionally and federally. His questioning to Michael Rousseau about his use and knowledge of French led to a revival of the French language debate in Montreal, as well as in large Canadian companies subject to the Official Languages Act.
The 34-year-old journalist, who had not been interested in economics at all for a few years, famously asked the question “How can you live in Montreal for over 14 years and speak broken French?” To the CEO of Air Canada as he left the room as he just addressed the Metropolitan Montreal Board of Commerce.
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