Michael Ashby

Where this writer stands

No opinion piece by this writer has been scored on a policy topic yet.

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Recent work

• Opinion: Quebec's small businesses are suffering needlesslyOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 24, 2021
• Ashby: Pardons for pot possession are still few and far betweenOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 26, 2019
• Ashby: Pardons for pot possession are still few and far betweenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 26, 2019
• Opinion: Quebec shouldn't raise age limit for cannabisOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 15, 2018
• Opinion: Distracted driving should be a criminal offenceOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 14, 2015
• Opinion: The federal government's pardons backlog is a crime against the vulnerableOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 13, 2015
• Ottawa’s anti-crime agenda hurts Canadians looking for a new startOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 3, 2013
• Canadians don’t need to be protected from marijuanaOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 30, 2012
• Canadians don’t need to be protected from marijuanaOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 30, 2012
• Ottawa’s reefer madnessOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 2, 2012
• Ottawa’s reefer madnessOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 2, 2012
• Ottawa’s reefer madnessOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 2, 2012
• Unpardonable policyOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 29, 2011
• Unpardonable policyOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 28, 2011
• Unpardonable policy | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 28, 2011