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Last week a number of news organizations, including Postmedia, had articles on Discovery Air Defence winning a $1 billion plus contract to provide the Canadian military with training services.

Discovery Air Defence of Montreal will field a fleet of fighter jets to go toe-to-toe with the military’s aging CF-18s. The firm’s aircraft will also act as the enemy for the Canadian army and navy.

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The project, known as the Contracted Airborne Training Services or CATS, will run over an initial 10-year period, followed by the option to continue for another five years.

It’s a good news story by all accounts.

Discovery Air Defence issued a news release about it winning the program. The contract was signed Oct. 31, and Discovery is required under the regulations covering such a corporate entity to have open disclosure about it being awarded a new contract.

Who didn’t talk about the contract that Canadian taxpayers are shelling out their hard-earned money for?