Jacques Lanctôt

Jacques Lanctôt
Jacques Lanctôt in 2010 at the Montréal Book Fair
Born	(1945-11-05) November 5, 1945 (age 71)
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. Lanctôt, the son of Gérard Lanctôt, an associate of Quebec Nazi leader Adrien Arcand, 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. 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