I think this clears up my confusion, the red dash of the government's, the King Air and the sun to be delivered dash 8 are PAL under contract to government.
News article
Campbell River Mirror: New plane will double DFO's surveillance capacity in BC – Campbell River Mirror.
The Dash-8 will fly out of Campbell River for enforcement, conservation missions
www.campbellrivermirror.com
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