Jacques Lanctôt

Jacques Lanctôt
Jacques Lanctôt in 2010
at the Montréal Book Fair
Born (1945-11-05) 5 November 1945 (age 78)
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Publisher, writer
Known forKidnapping James Cross

Jacques Lanctôt is a Canadian writer, publisher, and restaurateur.[1][2] He was a member of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) and was convicted on terrorism charges for his role in the kidnapping of British diplomat James Cross in October 1970. Lanctôt is the son of Gérard Lanctôt, a former head of the Parti de l'Unité nationale du Canada, a fascist party promoting Canadian nationalism.[citation needed]

After Cross was released, Lanctôt and the other kidnappers were allowed to leave Canada.[2] Lanctôt later 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.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "En bref - Jacques Lanctôt doit fermer son café-librairie". Le Devoir. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "The lesson Lanctôt failed to learn". Montreal Gazette. 8 February 2008. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2010. 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.