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LIMA, Peru — The leaders of 12 countries involved in a massive Pacific Rim trade pact meet today in Peru to plot a course forward on the deal that appears ready to fall apart.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in a meeting today hosted by outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama that is scheduled to last for about 45 minutes and focus on president-elect Donald Trump’s promise to pull the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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The meeting is the most notable event for Trudeau on day one of the APEC leaders’ summit, which has taken on a different tone since Trump’s election victory earlier this month.

Trump rallied voters against the TPP during his successful presidential bid, calling the deal disastrous for American workers and the country’s economy.

Allan Culham, a former Canadian ambassador to the Organization of American States, says Trump’s rhetoric and Obama’s decision to give up on pushing the pact through Congress before the end of his term signal the “kiss of death” for the deal.