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I have just been informed by the Prime Minister of Canada that I am removed from the Liberal caucus and as the confirmed Vancouver Granville candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2019 federal election. More to come... — Jody Wilson-Raybould (@Puglaas) April 2, 2019

Trudeau reserved particular scorn for Wilson-Raybould’s act of covertly recording a phone call with Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick, calling it “unconscionable.” Wilson-Raybould has said she made the extraordinary decision to record the call because she had been subjected to a lengthy campaign of political pressure to intervene in the criminal prosecution of Montreal-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin, and wanted an “exact record of what was discussed as I had reason to believe that it was likely to be an inappropriate conversation.” She submitted the recording to the Commons justice committee last week.

In his speech, Trudeau said he had tried to show “patience and understanding” with the complaints of Wilson-Raybould and Philpott, but had to eject them because being in caucus comes with “rights and responsibilities.”

He pointed to the history of Liberal Party infighting, and said he had made a commitment to change that. “Civil wars within parties are incredibly damaging because they signal to Canadians that we care more about ourselves than we do about them,” he said. “Our political opponents win when Liberals are divided. We can’t afford to make that mistake. Canadians are counting on us.”

In the latter half of the speech, Trudeau pivoted to themes he plans to campaign on — such as attacking the Conservative Party over its stance on carbon pricing and climate change.

Following Trudeau’s speech, Wilson-Raybould posted on Twitter that she has no regrets, and “spoke the truth as I will continue to do.”