Nigel Hamer

Nigel Barry Hamer was a key member of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). He was a student at McGill University when he joined the Liberation Cell of the terrorist group and participated in the October Crisis of 1970. He actively participated in the hostage-taking of the British Trade Commissioner James Cross and was among those who guarded Cross at a secret location in Montreal. In the Keable Commission Inquiry, many raised questions as to why Hamer was not apprehended sooner, as law officials allegedly knew of his whereabouts and failed to question him as a suspect related to the crime. Following his involvement in the FLQ, Hamer returned to private life and has not given any interviews concerning his role as the sole anglophone in the Québécois liberation group.

External links

McEvoy, Michael (16 October 1980). "A decade later there are still Unprobed Questions" (PDF). The Ubyssey (Vancouver). p. 12. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
"La cellule Libération" (in French). Site historique Front de libération du Québec. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
Tetley, William (2006). "October Crisis 1970 (The October Crisis, 1970: An Insider's View)". McGill University. Retrieved 2007-06-07.

The October Crisis of 1970

Front de libération du Québec Quebec sovereignty movement

Liberation Cell	Marc Carbonneau Jacques Cossette-Trudel Jacques Lanctôt Louise Lanctôt Yves Langlois (aka Pierre Seguin) Nigel Hamer

Chénier Cell	Bernard Lortie Paul Rose Francis Simard

Victims	Pierre Laporte (murdered) James Cross (kidnapped)

Other figures	Pierre Trudeau Robert Bourassa Robert Lemieux Jean-Pierre Goyer

Related articles	Bibliography FLQ Manifesto War Measures Act "Just watch me"

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