Defence department to buy Palantir software for $7.4 million each year

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Defence department to buy Palantir software for $7.4 million each year

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Government says it ‘inadvertently omitted’ to announce contract with controversial American tech company

The Canadian military intends to give the controversial American tech company Palantir millions each year, expanding an agreement the government now says it accidentally kept secret.

The Department of National Defence (DND) confirmed to the IJF that it intends to buy two Palantir software licences at a total cost of $7.4 million each year.

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