<h1>Canadian Leadership Candidate Targeted by Coordinated Malicious Activity Linked to WeChat Accounts Tied to Chinese Government</h1> A Canadian government agency, Rapid Response Mechanism Canada, reported detecting coordinated malicious activity targeting a federal Liberal Party leadership candidate. The activity was traced to a WeChat account linked to the Chinese government, involving over 30 WeChat news accounts with high engagement. The candidate, a former deputy prime minister, stated she would not be intimidated by foreign interference. Her resignation as finance minister led to the current prime minister's announcement to step down. The Chinese Embassy in Canada denied awareness of the campaign and criticized the accusations as baseless, asserting no interest in interfering with Canada's internal affairs.