A board member of the Conservative riding association in Bay of Quinte has resigned after “inappropriate” comments she made on social media drew attention this week.

The Bay of Quinte Electoral District Association said on Tuesday that Sue MacDonell resigned after the association became aware that she “had posted some inappropriate content on her personal social media site, in her personal capacity.”

“Upon becoming aware of that content, the Association required and accepted her resignation effective immediately. The views expressed by the now former Board member will not be tolerated and do not reflect those of the Bay of Quinte EDA,” a statement from the association read.

“There will be no further statements with respect to this matter.”

In a Facebook post from January, MacDonell wrote that “if Indians want to eradicate ‘racism’, then assimilate. Ditch the Hallowe’en costumes.”

She continued: “Or you can continue to blame others for your lack of industry, and remain perpetual professional victims. It’s up to them. Apparently, they’re just fine with remaining infants. And they wonder why people have no respect for them???”

On Sept. 4, MacDonell shared an article saying Cree beauty queen Ashley Callingbull had compared Stephen Harper to Hilter. Callingbull had previously called on First Nations people to vote out the Conservative leader.

“Ewww ... what a nasty piece of work this one is,” MacDonell wrote alongside the article. “What a smug, entitled liberal pet she is. These are the monsters that they create.”

In another post from Dec. 2013, MacDonell wrote: “Indians loathe us and have no self-respect. The only way to stop this madness is to stop throwing money at them and force them to grow up.”

MacDonell did not return the Star’s requests for comment on Wednesday.

Reached for comment by iPolitics, MacDonell said: “I don’t have any comment to make at all. What I post on Facebook is called freedom of speech, OK?”

MacDonell served as a sergeant at the Toronto Police Service from 1987 to 2014, according to her Facebook page. She earned over $112,000 in 2014 in that position, the annual Sunshine List showed.

TPS operations supervisor Brian Moniz posted a photo of MacDonell on Twitter last July at the time of her retirement. “An era within TPS is gone forever. A unique and interesting Sgt. retired. Thank you Sue MacDonell,” Moniz wrote.

MacDonell is a prolific Facebook user. In addition to posting photos of her dog and pet chickens, she frequently shares and comments on political articles. She often derides Middle Eastern refugees, Black Lives Matter activists, feminists and “liberals” on her page, among others.

“I would rank liberalism up there with Islam as a death cult,” she wrote in one comment dated Aug. 12. In another on Aug. 14, she called Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau “a blithering idiot” and a “clown.”

Sharing an article by anti-Muslim blogger Pamela Geller about refugees from the Middle East arriving in Europe on Sept. 7, MacDonell wrote: “They are handing Western civilization to these Islamists on a plate. And they're going to pay for their ignorance and stupidity BIG TIME.”

In addition to being a board member of the riding association, MacDonell also did door-to-door canvassing for the Conservative Party candidate in Bay of Quinte, Jodie Jenkins.

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MacDonell posted a photo on Facebook of Jenkins during “a hot day on the campaign trail” in Trenton, Ont. on July 11. “I took this photo of Jodie and Lorraine in Trenton just before we started knocking on doors. Go Jodie go!!” MacDonell wrote.

In a comment on the post, Jenkins replied: “Thanks so much to you Sue! Both of you are very important members of the team!!!”

The Star’s request for comment from Jenkins’ campaign office was not immediately returned Wednesday.

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