cbc.ca: 27 Naturopaths 'Investigated' in British Columbia Due to Misleading Advertising

here, further evidence that unethicality is rampant in naturopathy in terms of its engagement with the public:

001. Bethany Lindsay writes at cbc.ca in "27 B.C. Naturopaths Under Investigation as College Cracks Down on Misleading Advertising" (2019-01-22):

"there are 593 practicing registered naturopaths in B.C. [...] in the eight months since B.C.'s naturopathic college [here meaning regulator, not school] began cracking down on dubious advertising, 27 practitioners have been placed under investigation, according to the college registrar [...] part of an enforcement drive launched last May [...]";

so, I'm wondering if from bow to stern, the college will identify naturopathy's other amoral liabilities.  Hint: I categorize naturopathy as an unethical sectarian pseudoscience or /and a cultic mystical weirdness.

"in an email, registrar Phillipa Stanaway said the college's mandate is to protect the public, which means making sure British Columbians can make informed decisions about their health care [...] 'in order to do that, members of the public must receive accurate information from regulated health-care providers. Advertising that has the potential to mislead members of the public may put their health at risk and is a serious concern of the college' Stanaway said [...] ";

oh the irony! Oh the humanity!  For instance, are they cracking down on such naturopathic practices in B.C. as "A New Leaf", a four-ND practice, that falsely claim as typical naturopathy practice 'science subset homeopathy' on like every one of their web pages since it's the border for their web pages presently, literally stating "from the sciences [...including] homeopathy." 

"Stanaway said anyone who notices violations of college policy should email a complaint to office@cnpbc.bc.ca [...]"; 

I don't see how the massive reversal of values that is naturopathy can be allowed to continue in commerce.  Don't email the fox watching the hen-house, email the regulator's regulator, if such a capability exists.

002. here's my comment at the article:

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"There is a larger and much more important issue concerning naturopathy than the rather important issue this article raises concerning naturopaths' little falsehoods.  What this article raises brings to light a symptom, but the inclusive root cause of that symptom is naturopathy's overall reversal of values, wherein normal boundaries of knowledge and ethics are deviantly eroded.

For example, there's the 4-ND practice in B.C. "A New Leaf" wherein pretty much on every web page we're told "from the sciences [...including] homeopathy."  This cuts deep down to this issue of root cause: naturopathy's endemic epistemic deviance and sectarian self-interest both of which are harmful to the public understanding of science and the public's right to know what's true.

Where is the College's actions regarding such false claims?  And speaking of root causes, where is the College's actions regarding the ND North American licensure exam in Clinical Sciences, which has falsely placed within itself...yes, you guessed it... homeopathy? (see "NPLEX Examination Overview" at NABNE).

-Naturocrit.";

file these cbc.ca naturopathy exposing articles under 'oh so close to the real scoop, but not close enough.'