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Army goats and 5.7 tonnes of cheese: here are the government’s strangest purchases

Newest public transparency database from the IJF reveals the weird and wacky side of Canadian government contracts

Kate SchneiderLiv Chug

14 Aug 2024 5 min read

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Three people in military uniform watch several dozen goats graze on a grassy hill.
Armed forces personnel check out the X-Area goat project designed to take care of the overgrown vegetation on the berms at 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta in 2018. (Credit: Able Seaman Erica Seymour/Department of National Defence Canada)

Kate Schneider
Kate Schneider

Kate Schneider is a U.K.-based reporter with experience working at the Oxford Political Review and the Canadian Law Review. Her work has also been published by the CBC.

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