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On February 12, 2019, Caesar-Chavannes informed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that she had chosen not to seek re-election in the upcoming federal election. Because Jody Wilson-Raybould had resigned from the Cabinet that day in the wake of the SNC-Lavalin Affair, Trudeau told her that she should wait before making her announcement. Caesar-Chavannes publicly announced her intention not to seek re-election on March 2, 2019, citing reasons that had arisen prior to Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation. Caesar-Chavannes later claimed that her conversation with Trudeau about her resignation led to anger and hostility by Trudeau, and she publicly criticized Trudeau's leadership style for the interaction.