Jacques Lanctôt | |
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) Jacques Lanctôt in 2010 at the Montréal Book Fair | |
| Born | November 5, 1945 |
| Nationality | Quebecer |
| Occupation | publisher, writer |
| Known for | Terrorist attacks, he was a FLQ member who kidnapped James Cross |
Jacques Lanctôt is a Canadian convicted terrorist, writer, publisher, and restaurateur.[1][2] Lanctôt, the son of Gérard Lanctôt, a former head of Parti de l'Unité nationale du Canada, a fascist party promoting Canadian nationalism,[3] is a former member of the FLQ, a terrorist separatist group. He was one of the FLQ members who kidnapped James Cross, a British diplomat in October 1970.
Cross was released, and Lanctôt and the other kidnappers were allowed to leave Canada.[2] Lanctôt returned to Canada in 1979, and served two years in prison. Following his release he set up a publishing house.
He is currently a columnist for the Quebecois francophone news service Canoe.ca[4]
References
- ^ "En bref - Jacques Lanctôt doit fermer son café-librairie". Le Devoir. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ a b "The lesson Lanctôt failed to learn". Montreal Gazette. 2008-02-08. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
Jacques Lanctôt has, as the saying goes, paid his debt to society. He was one of the Front de libération du Québec thugs who kidnapped British diplomat James Cross in 1970.
- ^ fr:Jacques Lanctôt
- ^ http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/chroniques/jacqueslanctot/archives/2015/05/20150529-095040.html