Jacques Lanctôt
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| Jacques Lanctôt | |
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Jacques Lanctôt in 2010
at the Montréal Book Fair |
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| 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 Quebecor francophone news service Canoe.ca[4]
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- ↑ http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/chroniques/jacqueslanctot/archives/2015/05/20150529-095040.html
