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“Hey! Hey! We have respect for journalists in this country,” Trudeau shouted. “They ask tough questions and they’re supposed to. OK?”

The supporters appeared to be trying to shout down a reporter’s question on the Dan Gagnier scandal that has dogged the Liberal campaign since Wednesday.

Gagnier, a member of Trudeau’s inner circle and the Liberal’s national campaign co-chairman, stepped down Wednesday after revelations that he gave advice to an oil pipeline company on how to lobby a new government.

Emails sent by Gagnier, revealed by the Canadian Press Wednesday, show that he gave advice to TransCanada on how and when to lobby a new government — including a Liberal minority.

The reporter was asking why the Liberals had initially stood by Gagnier after the report Wednesday, insisting he hadn’t broken any ethical standards.

“He chose to step down, to step away from the campaign because he recognizes that his actions were inappropriate,” Trudeau replied, after quieting the crowd.

The unruly Liberal supporters were far from the first in this campaign. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has had to frequently deal with interruptions at campaign speeches — both from supporters and opponents. Last week, Harper sidestepped a protester who charged on stage during a rally in Surrey B.C.Earlier in the campaign, the Tories saw a rash of angry supporters take issue with media questions about the Mike Duffy trial and the Syrian refugee crisis. Each time, Harper has usually dispensed of those hecklers by raising a polite hand.

In August, one elderly man called CTV reporter Laurie Graham a “lying piece of sh—” in an infamous incident outside a campaign rally.