Jacques Lanctôt
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| Jacques Lanctôt | |
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 Jacques Lanctôt in 2010 at the Montréal Book Fair | |
| Born | November 5, 1945 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | publisher, writer |
| Known for | FLQ member who kidnapped James Cross |
Jacques Lanctôt is a Canadian writer and publisher, restaurateur, and former militant separatist.[1][2] Lanctôt, the son of Gérard Lanctôt, an associate of Quebec Nazi leader Adrien Arcand,[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 Canadian News service Canoe.ca[4]
References
- ↑ "En bref - Jacques Lanctôt doit fermer son café-librairie". Le Devoir. 17 avril 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The lesson Lanctôt failed to learn". Montreal Gazette. 2008-02-08. 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."
- ↑ <l'embrasement du monde> url=http://deuxiemeguerremondia.forumactif.com/t10150-adrien-arcand-le-fuhrer-canadien
- ↑ "Toutes les chroniques de Jacques Lanctôt". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
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