Mr. Speaker, we do not know that. A soldier outside the Geneva convention is defined as an unlawful combatant. That was the U.S. position in the Afghan war for captured Saudis, that their government was not part of the conflict, and the Canadian government backed that position.
Frankly, being captured by the Iraqis will probably not be as easy as being captured by the Americans.
Could the Prime Minister assure Canadians that any soldier captured by the Iraqis would not be treated as an unlawful combatant?