Ok, took some pics tonight. I spent a long time trying to get the colours exactly right and I'm pretty sure you'll see the difference between the pants and shirt.
The last one seems a little washed out because of the flash from the camera. First two were taken without flash.
So now that you can see exactly what I'm talking about, what do you guys think?
As for legality... when I have to pay GST to purchase an item then it better bloody well be legal. The government got it's penny and I'm not breaking any Criminal Code of Canada rules (ie. Not trying to impersonate a member of the CF). That CBC report is a regular scare tactic report for ratings and to make a story out of nothing. The report should have been about how our guys don't have cadpat AR vests and are still wearing the cadpat TW stuff in afghanistan. In any case, the MP's are free to come down and inspect the stuff marked with a big D on the tag. Go read the CCC and if you can tell me exactly where I break the law by owning this legally obtained, not the goods of crime, surplus that has no shoulder flashes or rank insignias I'll burn the stuff tomorrow. (Except then I'd be breaking the law for destruction and sabotage of crown assets lol).