Jacques Cossette-Trudel

Jacques Cossette-Trudel (February 15, 1947 – March 15, 2023) was a French Canadian screenwriter and political activist who, as a 23-year-old, was a member of the FLQ (Cellule Front de Liberation du Québec). In October 1970 their cell kidnapped British diplomat James Richard Cross in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In October 1970, Cossette-Trudel and the other members of the cell exchanged a healthy James Cross to become an exile to Cuba and later to France. Years later, after returning to Montreal, he was convicted of the offence of kidnapping and served two years time in prison. He since worked as a communication counselor and filmmaker in Quebec until his death in 2023.