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A member of the Canadian province of Alberta’s new multiculturalism council resigned this week after evidence of past antisemitic posts began circulating online.

The alleged posts also contained praise for a convicted terrorist involved in an attack on India's parliament.

The council, which was created on Friday by Premier Danielle Smith, has a goal of advising the provincial government on ways Alberta can increase inclusivity for residents and can promote cultural diversity, Global News reported.

Calgary real estate agent Tariq Khan, who ran in the city’s municipal election in the 2021 and had attempted to enter the 2019 provincial election as a Conservative candidate, was given a position on the board but resigned on Monday after the allegations surfaced, Smith’s office stated.

“The premier denounces all forms of intolerance and hate. Tariq Khan has offered his resignation and the premier has accepted,” Smith’s press secretary Rebecca Polak told Global.

The Alberta NDP opposition party had called on Monday for Smith to fire Khan from the board over past antisemitic social media posts from nearly a decade ago.

According to reports from Global and the Canadian Press, the posts included a photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a Star of David on his forehead eating a baby with the caption “can’t get enough” above him, which Khan posted to Facebook in 2014. In 2013, he is alleged to have shared videos describing the Holocaust as a hoax.

In another post, Khan allegedly gave praise to a terrorist who was convicted for the 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament.

Smith announced the creation of the 30-member council on Friday which aims “to promote cultural diversity and inclusiveness in Alberta” according to CBC News.

Deputy Premier Kaycee Madu admitted on Monday that the vetting process was lacking.

"We will go back and take a look at our process and show that we close whatever gap that existed that made it impossible for us to catch this serious error," he told reports. “I think what is important is that when it's brought to our attention, we will fix the problem."