Jody Toor Explained

Party:BC Conservative
Honorific Suffix:MLA
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Langley-Willowbrook
Termstart:October 19, 2024
Predecessor:Andrew Mercier

Jody Toor is a Canadian politician from the Conservative Party of British Columbia. In the 2024 British Columbia general election, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Langley-Willowbrook.[1]

Early life and career

Toor is a holistic health practitioner and runs an integrative holistic clinic.[2] According to ConsciousMind Labs, on whose executive board she sits, Toor earned PhDs in Doctor of Integrative Medicine and Doctor of Humanitarian Services with the Board Of Integrative Medicine from the unaccredited, online-only Quantum University in Hawaii. Quantum University has a disclaimer that notes that its degrees are not equivalent to Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degrees.[3]

Political career

In the 2022 British Columbia municipal elections, Toor unsuccessfully ran for a council seat in Surrey on Jinny Sims's Surrey Forward slate.

During the 2024 provincial election, Toor was the Conservative Party candidate in Langley-Willowbrook. Toor's use of the title "Doctor" despite not being a medical doctor and not being part of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia was criticized by NDP Health Minister Adrian Dix. Her campaign website consistently noted that she was not part of the college and was not a prescribing doctor, though earlier versions of her website referred to Toor as "Dr. Judy Toor" and "Dr. Toor". On October 16, 2024, the Health Employees' Union filed a complaint with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC to investigate her alleged use of the "doctor" title.[4]

She defeated NDP incumbent Andrew Mercier.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BC election 2024 results: Langley-Willowbrook Globalnews.ca . 2024-10-20 . Global News . en-US.
  2. News: October 20, 2024 . Jody Toor part of blue sweep in Langley . October 21, 2024 . Langley Advance Times.
  3. News: Claxton . Matthew . October 16, 2024 . NDP slams Langley Conservative candidate for calling herself doctor . October 21, 2024 . Castlegar News.
  4. Web site: October 16, 2024 . HEU files complaint against Jody Toor with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC . October 21, 2024 . Hospital Employees’ Union .