Jacques Lanctôt Explained

Jacques Lanctôt
Birth Date:	5 November 1945
Nationality:	Canadian
Known For:	Kidnapping James Cross
Occupation:	Publisher, writer

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.

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.

Notes and References

1. News: En bref - Jacques Lanctôt doit fermer son café-librairie. Le Devoir. 17 April 2007. 20 April 2010.
2. News: The lesson Lanctôt failed to learn . . 8 February 2008 . 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. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109064041/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/editorial/story.html?id=354652a3-79c8-4861-9976-29231d93e5e6 . 9 November 2012.