Jody Toor
Jody Toor MLA | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Langley-Willowbrook | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Mercier |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BC Conservative |
Jody Toor is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2024. A member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, she represents the riding of Langley-Willowbrook.[1]
Early life and career
[edit | edit source]Toor was born and raised in Langley. She is a mother of two daughters, and wife to Dr. Charn Toor who runs an optometry clinic in Walnut Grove.[2]
Toor is a holistic health practitioner and runs her own integrative holistic clinic in Langley.[3] According to ConsciousMind Labs, on whose executive board she sits, Toor holds a double PhD in Doctor of Integrative Medicine and Doctor of Humanitarian Services with the Board Of Integrative Medicine from Quantum University in Hawaii. Quantum University is unaccredited and online, and has a disclaimer that notes that its degrees are not equivalent to Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degrees.[4] On the Conservative Party of BC's biographical page for Toor, it is noted that she is non-prescribing and not registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC.[2]
Toor is a breast cancer survivor, and cites this experience to motivate and deepen her commitment to advocating for healthcare policies that prioritize prevention, early detection, and a holistic approach to wellness.[2]
She also volunteers as a community worker with her local food bank and charity groups.[2]
Political career
[edit | edit source]In the 2022 British Columbia municipal elections, Toor unsuccessfully ran for a council seat in Surrey on Jinny Sims's Surrey Forward slate.[3]
On June 18, 2024, Toor was nominated by the Conservative Party of BC as their candidate for Langley-Willowbrook.[5][self-published source?] She went on to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly of BC during the 2024 provincial election, defeating NDP incumbent Andrew Mercier by 867 votes[3]
She currently serves as caucus chair for the Conservative Party of BC's caucus. She made history on March 11, 2025, when her Private Member's Bill, the Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M 204), became for the first Private Member's Bill in 43 years to pass second reading with unanimous support in a recorded vote.[6][self-published source?] This Bill was aimed to integrate perinatal and postnatal mental health care into the provincial healthcare system to ensure that critical resources during and post-pregnancy were accessible to mothers and their families.[6] 91 of 93 MLAs were present in the house and it passed unanimously.[6]
Political controversies
[edit | edit source]During the 2024 provincial election, NDP Health Minister Adrian Dix criticized 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. Her campaign website consistently noted these facts, though earlier versions of her website referred to Toor as "Dr. Jody 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.[3][4][7]
Electoral record
[edit | edit source]| 2024 British Columbia general election: Langley-Willowbrook | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jody Toor | 10,979 | 48.24 | +40.4 | $65,269.39 | |||
| New Democratic | Andrew Mercier | 10,112 | 44.43 | -5.0 | $52,816.43 | |||
| Green | Petrina Arnason | 1,670 | 7.34 | -3.1 | $1,993.47 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 22,761 | 99.92 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.08 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 22,779 | 55.44 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 41,088 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +22.7 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8][9] | ||||||||
See also
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