@peterdeppisch That was a good article yay TVO. Also,

"Is there any BENEFIT to receiving the honorific #KingsCounsel ?" TorStar doesn't think so (you get a nicer robe and can put "KC" after your name)

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/07/05/kings-counsel-is-the-controversial-title-awarded-to-caroline-mulroney-and-other-doug-ford-allies-what-exactly-does-it-mean.html#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20provincial%20government's,the%20public%20and%20their%20communities.%E2%80%9D

There *may* be some seniority in the profession conferred as per
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/queens-counsel

but Lawyer GF sez she hasn't seen any evidence of this. "But you DO get to jack your rates because you have `KC` after your name and your clients *THINK* you're a better lawyer.

Aaaaand there it is. The Ontario conservatives have tarnished the KC honour immediately, and possibly irrevocably. #onpoli #PayToPlay #KingsCounsel #abpoli https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2023/07/07/more-than-a-dozen-kings-counsel-lawyers-donated-to-ontario-attorney-general-doug-downey.html

Hilarious! Ontario lawyers snickered at other provinces’ KC (formerly QC) designation as an old fashioned and useless appendage. Watch as some fall over themselves to get one. Or cozy up to the “right” people. #onpoli #Ontario #KingsCounsel #law https://news.ontario.ca/en/bulletin/1003229/ontario-reinstitutes-kings-counsel-designation