Linda Duncan Dept: The letter in question, mistakenly sent to NDP MP Linda Duncan instead of its intended recipient Tory MP John Duncan, sought $200,000 in donations from various Conservative riding associations to fund an imminent advertising campaign targeting ethnic community voters, according to CTV. In an interview with News, Kenney said he takes responsibility for what amounts to a clerical mistake that went unnoticed at the time because he was en route to the funeral of Shabaz Bhatti, the Christian Pakistani cabinet minister slain by gunmen on March 2 and defending himself against allegations he used official MP letterhead to solicit partisan donations, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney insists the letter was sent in error while he was rushing to attend a funeral abroad. It was also sent with briefing notes outlining the federal Conservative Party's plans for a $378,000 "pre-writ" campaign aimed at wooing ethnic voters before the end of March. As
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