 He said that his decision was not based on ideological differences with Landry's government and added that he would "doubtlessly" return to politics in the future.The Parti Québécois was defeated by Jean Charest's Liberals in the election that followed, and Facal formally resigned from cabinet with rest of the Landry ministry on 29 April 2003.He later wrote for the "Journal de Montréal" and returned to teaching sociology and management at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montréal.