Chrystia Freeland's leadership campaign has been targeted by "co-ordinated and malicious activity" traced back to a WeChat account accused of having ties to the Chinese government, according to the task force set up to monitor foreign election interference.

A Canadian task force reported that malicious news articles originating from Chinese social media attempted to discredit former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, a candidate to succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal

A Canadian task force, which tracks suspected foreign interference, on Friday said it had detected "coordinated and malicious activity" originating from China, targeting Chrystia Freeland — a leadership candidate from the country's Liberal Party.