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OTTAWA — The Conservatives are pulling out all the stops in a bid to steal Scarborough-Agincourt away from the Liberals, including giving the Toronto riding’s former Liberal MP a starring role in their latest attack against Justin Trudeau and his plan to legalize marijuana.

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The governing party has blanketed the riding with a flyer that features a photo of Jim Karygiannis and a quote from him: “This is not the same Liberal party we knew. The party has changed.”

The flyer attributes the quote to “your former Liberal MP of 25 years” explaining why he decided to resign last April, triggering a byelection on June 30.

The flip side shows a photo of an unsavoury-looking Trudeau, sporting a goatee, superimposed on a picture of young boy lighting up a joint. Trudeau appears to be standing in a haze of smoke.

“Trudeau wants marijuana in local stores, just like alcohol and cigarettes,” the flyer claims.

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In fact, Trudeau argues that legalizing, regulating and taxing pot would help keep it out of the hands of children and starve organized crime of its lucrative marijuana trade.

Microscopic print reveals that the flyer was “authorized by the registered agent of the Conservative Party of Canada.” But Karygiannis believes it was intended to appear as though it came from him.