A member of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s multiculturalism council has resigned after photographs of anti-Semitic posts resurfaced on-line.
The council, established Friday, goals to advise authorities officers on how Alberta could be a extra inclusive province for residents. The council additionally goals to advertise cultural range within the province and assist construct inclusive communities.
Tariq Khan, a Calgary realtor and a candidate for Ward 5 within the 2021 municipal election, was listed as a member however submitted his resignation on Monday, in line with the premier’s workplace.
Khan additionally sought the United Conservative nomination for Calgary Northeast for the 2019 provincial election, however his candidacy was not accepted by the celebration.
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“The Prime Minister condemns all types of intolerance and hatred. Tariq Khan supplied his resignation and the prime minister accepted it,” mentioned Rebecca Polak, Smith’s press secretary.
It comes after the Alberta NDP issued a press release Monday morning calling on Smith to take away Khan from council for anti-Semitic social media posts made years in the past.
In photographs obtained by International Information, Khan posted a photograph of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu consuming a child on Fb in 2014.
He additionally shared movies calling the Holocaust a hoax on his Fb web page in 2013.
QR Calgary reached out to Khan with a request for remark, however he declined, saying he did not know all the knowledge surrounding the resignation.
Alberta’s multiculturalism critic Jasvir Deol mentioned Khan’s feedback had no place in Smith’s council or in Alberta.
“Albertans deserve higher than this,” Deol mentioned in a information launch Monday. “It is time for higher management from a authorities that does not determine with folks with excessive views.”
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