Mr. Speaker, that might be a good after the fact assessment, but the truth is that right now, the way it is working out, every single person who goes to Guantanamo Bay is already an illegal combatant. There is no competent court of jurisdiction to determine that.
The Prime Minister told the House that he learned about JTF2 taking prisoners long after the fact. It is now also unclear how the status of prisoners will be determined with different ministers apparently shooting from the hip and simply hoping for the best.
It was announced last Thanksgiving that Canadian troops would join the international campaign against terrorism. Why did the government not work out details then so that we would know how all these prisoners would be treated today?