Reversals of Value: CAND Applauds Cornwall, Ontario's Naturopathy Funding Yet Promotes Nonsense as True

here, same as it ever was, naturopathic reversals of value...:

001. at standard-freeholder.com, in "Letters to the editor, Nov. 8, 2019", we're told in "Well done, Cornwall":

"[from] Dr. Mark Fontes, ND, chair. Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors [...] re: Naturopath clinic funding. The Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors applauds Cornwall city council’s innovative approach to improving its downtown area and supports its decision to help fund improvements to a building that will house a new naturopathic clinic [...]";

sure, 'help us grow'!

"naturopathic medicine plays an important role in well-rounded, comprehensive health care [...]  this decision will no doubt have a positive impact on the overall health and well-being of Cornwall residents [...]";

well, if that were true, then why do they ignore the boundaries of legitimate science- and evidence- based practice?  Therein, how does pseudoscience and quackery have "positive impact"?  How is something crazy good for "well-being"?

"we are, however, disappointed to learn about criticisms of this funding decision [...] this patronizing and unsubstantiated narrative is not only false, it does a disservice to Cornwall’s dedicated public servants and local residents who elected them [...]";

so, criticizing pseudoscience and quackery is bad?  The people telling us falsehoods say that revealing that is false?  Such umbrage!  Such nonsense...

"it is irresponsible to consistently platform the opinions of select individuals with demonstrated bias against the naturopathic profession without bothering to seek comment from the CAND or our regional member organizations [...] the CAND and our members have only ever been forthcoming about the services NDs provide and the comprehensive training they are required to complete in order to be registered to practice in Ontario [..]";

well, this was easy to disprove [see 002., below].  And then, I guess, it IS responsible to engage in pseudoscience and quackery?  So, I'll below add commentary from their regional ND association.

"we strongly call on all outlets to engage in good faith health care reporting going forward by centering patient well-being first and foremost, rather than the inflammatory agendas of a vocal few [...]";

well, in truth, the NDs are the few.  Can you see how they reverse values?!?!?!  You want bad faith health care?  Look below at the OAND.

002. meanwhile, at oand.org, the mentioned CAND affiliate, you get the in-sum nonsense of:

002.a. a broad or categorical science claim upon naturopathy in "About Naturopathic Medicine":

as "scientifically proven"[...] science-and evidence-based [...]";

002.b. while on the very same page:

mention that within naturopathy is homeopathy, and a commitment to the science-ejected vitalism concept of  "the healing power of nature" [their typical coded vitalism; equated with the supernatural and explicit here];

003. ND Fontes, by the way:

003.a. has a bio. up at his Ontario practice with that coded vitalism in the sidebar;

003.b. and the 5-ND practice employs such essential naturopathic stuff as homeopathy;

003.c. and then there's an acupuncture page, in all its resplendent Chinese medievalist glory;

where we're told the goal is to "control the body's energy [...by way of] specific points along the body’s meridians";

ah, be we were promised "scientifically proven" and that energy is not the energy of science, it is the figmentation known as qi. And those points don't exist, as neither do those channels for qi or meridians. Again, nonsense.