Jody Toor

Jody Toor
MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Langley-Willowbrook
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2024
Preceded byAndrew Mercier
Personal details
PartyBC Conservative

Jody Toor MLA is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the electoral district of Langley-Willowbrook since the 2024 British Columbia election. She is a member of the British Columbia Conservative Party.

Early life and career

Toor was born and raised in the city of Langley. She is a mother of two daughters, and wife to Dr. Charn Toor who runs an optometry clinic in Walnut Grove.

Toor is a holistic health practitioner and runs her own integrative holistic clinic in Langley. 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. On the British Columbia Conservative Party'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.

Toor is a breast cancer survivor and cites this experience as motivating and deepening her commitment to advocating for healthcare policies that prioritize prevention, early detection, and a holistic approach to wellness.

She also volunteers as a community worker with her local food bank and charity groups.

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.

On June 18, 2024, Toor was nominated by the British Columbia Conservative Party as their candidate for Langley-Willowbrook.[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

She currently serves as caucus chair for the British Columbia Conservative Party's caucus. On March 11, 2025, her private member's bill, the Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M 204), became the first private member's bill in 43 years to pass second reading with unanimous support in a recorded vote.[self-published source?] The bill was aimed at integrating 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. 91 of 93 MLAs were present in the house and it passed unanimously.

Political controversies

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 Hospital Employees' Union filed a complaint with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC to investigate her alleged use of the doctor title.

Electoral record

2024 British Columbia general election: Langley-Willowbrook
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJody Toor10,97948.24+40.4$65,269.39
New DemocraticAndrew Mercier10,11244.43-5.0$52,816.43
GreenPetrina Arnason1,6707.34-3.1$1,993.47
Total valid votes/expense limit 22,76199.92–$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots 180.08–
Turnout 22,77955.44–
Registered voters 41,088
Conservative notional gain from New Democratic Swing +22.7
Source: Elections BC

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BC election 2024 results: Langley-Willowbrook | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jody Toor at Conservative Party of BC". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Jody Toor part of blue sweep in Langley". Langley Advance Times. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Claxton, Matthew (October 16, 2024). "NDP slams Langley Conservative candidate for calling herself doctor". Castlegar News. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ Jody Toor (June 18, 2024). "Jody Toor Nominated In Langley-Willowbrook". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. 1 2 3 Jody Toor (March 11, 2025). "MLA Jody Toor's Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Bill Makes History with Unanimous Support". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ↑ "HEU files complaint against Jody Toor with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC". Hospital Employees' Union. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved 17 July 2025.