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Minister of Multiculturalism: Conservative Party

Conservative Party: It's no secret that Kenney has spent the last few years courting Toronto-area ethnic communities on behalf of the Conservative Party, first as the minister of multiculturalism and then as immigration minister. , according to Huffington Post. The CBC News analysis of Elections Canada records reveals that more than $93,000 more than 60 per cent of those donations came from Chinese-Canadians in Toronto. Most of the donations came in clusters around a single date, suggesting they were contributed through fundraising events. Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney's Calgary riding association has raked in almost $145,000 from Ontario since 2007, a CBC News analysis reveals. His outreach efforts have been credited as a key factor behind the big blue wave that swept away many of those former Liberal fortresses in 2011. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.