‘No thanks’: Ford government only offered King’s Counsel title to Tory ex-attorneys general via torontostar
The designation carries no special privileges aside from allowing lawyers to put the initials “KC” next to their names and wear silk robes to court.
Chris Bentley said he was lobbied to bring the designation back when he served as attorney general with the Liberals from 2007 to 2011, but refused. “I took the position then, as I do now, that we should work on the challenges facing access to justice for Ontarians/Canadians, and not on bringing back the designation,” he said. “I was not offered one.”
As the government continues to face patronage accusations, much of the criticism has been focused on Mulroney, who had only ever held a law licence from New York, even when she served one year as Ontario’s attorney general. “As the former attorney general of Ontario, she received a KC designation, just as the current and former federal attorney generals have also received the designation.”
Lametti’s office confirmed that they were each given the title upon their appointment and that, unlike in Ontario, no designations have been handed out retroactively.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘I didn’t see a list’: Doug Ford distances himself from King’s Counsel controversy“I didn’t approve any list, I didn’t see a list,” Ford said in response to a reporter’s question at a press conference in Winnipeg.
Read more »
Ford didn’t see or approve list of lawyers getting King’s counsel designationGovernment quietly issued a statement before the Canada Day long weekend with Attorney General Doug Downey announcing he was reviving the designation
Read more »
Ford didn't see or approve list of lawyers getting King's counsel designationOntario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he did not see or approve names of lawyers his attorney general has designated King's Counsel, an honorary title done away with decades ago due to patronage concerns.
Read more »
Premier Ford says he didn't see or approve list of lawyers getting King's counsel designationOntario Premier Doug Ford says he did not see or approve a list of lawyers his attorney general has given the honorary title of King's Counsel.
Read more »
Carolina Hurricanes sign forward Brendan Lemieux to one-year contractLemieux split the 2022–23 regular season between the L.A. Kings and Philadelphia Flyers.
Read more »
Gordon Reid's Top Picks: July 12, 2023 - BNN BloombergTop picks from Gordon Reid, president and CEO, Goodreid Investment Counsel
Read more »