Well, another thing everyone can look into is when you do get accepted, the forms/contract you sign off on should state something along the lines of "QCAA MPL", if ppl were mislead about it being EASA, the only way to prove it would be in writing/what you signed off on.
On the note of ATPL distance learning/CPL, one would be crazy not to pursue that as not doing it limits you to one airline. So everyone should also bear in mind the time off required to do this at your own expense/time.