Not to hijack the thread any further, but there are a few errors in the facts stated in this quote.
The “CADPAT,” short for “Canadian Disruptive Pattern,” is a digital camouflage print that comes in several varieties that was developed by the Canadian government, and for which it has the copyright and trademark. It was put into service in 2002. The
operational CADPAT uniforms are manufactured by a number of Canadian companies contracted directly by the Canadian Government, not by Logistik Unicorp.
The
dress uniform (DEU) is manufactured, warehoused, and provided to CF personnel by Logistik Unicorp (based south of Montreal, current holder of the long term federal contract for this) using a mail-order interface, with local tailoring as required.
The
mess dress uniform is purchased by individual CF members from local, national or international sources, made to order for each individual but meeting a common standard based on the environment/classification/regiment of the purchaser (see reference below).
Hope this doesn't clash with Sy's sense of style...
My two cents.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CADPAT
https://www.facebook.com/notes/cana...dpat-uniform-wear-rolls-out/1867600959998540/
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/search/site/cadpat
https://www.canadianmanufacturing.c...-contract-to-supply-military-clothing-102139/
https://nationalpost.com/news/canad...e-of-tax-dollars-says-top-camouflage-designer
https://www.logistikunicorp.com/en/
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/dress-manual.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/department...-heritage/dress-manual/chapter-5/annex-b.html (Mess Dress)