Understandably it is human nature to want to "armchair quarterback" and it is kind of fun to try and piece things together.
But in my opinion if you are connected in any way to the industry, it is unfair to those affected to do so. We have very few details of what happened, and the few details we do have are not confirmed.
Some things to note. Depending on a few factors, given the weather it is likely all approaches were usable. RWY 23 would have been a tailwind. The greatest crosswind component on the field would have been roughly 26kts at the max gust of 33kts. Crosswinds like that are not at all uncommon across Canada and not at all outside the limitations of many aircraft.
While we may be able to lean one way or another on possible causes, it is unfair to the process and those affected to do exactly that.
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