'He went after my family': Trudeau defends his response to protester

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says a protester who used a sexist term to describe his wife on Monday crossed a line, which compelled him to respond.

“I think Canadians know that I have pretty thick skin, and I’m able to take all sorts of different abuse,” he said, while taking questions in Richmond, B.C. on Tuesday.

“But he went after my family. He said hateful and misogynistic things about my wife.”

Trudeau was asked whether pulling down his mask and yelling back at the protester: “Isn't there a hospital you should be going to bother right now?" was prime ministerial and if the pressure of the campaign was getting to him.

“I signed up for this. My family believes deeply in what I’m doing and put up with an awful lot, but everyone has limits and I will always be there to try and push back when someone crosses those lines,” he said.