Big Blue Bent

Montreal-based conservatives Jeff Joseph (Host) and panelists Dr. Roy Eappen and Robert Presser convene and have a look at events in Canadian politics over the last few days. This week - the House passes the invocation of the Emergencies Act (NOTE: show was taped before its revocation two days later); the ugly exchange between PM Trudeau and Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman. A follow-up on Russia&...

The gang returns. Host Jeff Joseph and fellow Montreal conservative panelists Dr. Roy Eappen and former PC candidate Robert Presser take an early look at Justin Trudeau's invocation of the National Emergencies Act to quell demonstrations in Ottawa, Windsor, the Alberta-US border, and elsewhere.  Please note that all opinions expressed are those of the commentators only and do reflect opinions...

In a special episode of the Big Blue Bent podcast, host Jeff Joseph speaks with Irvin Studin, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Global Brief  magazine, President of the Institute for 21st Century Questions,  and Chair of the Worldwide Commission to Educate All Kids (Post-Pandemic.)  We discuss his new e-book Canada Must Think for Itself - Ten  Theses  for Our Country's Survival and Success in...

Montreal conservatives roundtable discussing new events in Canadian politics. This week: Host Jeff Joseph and panelists Matthew Conway (Conservative Party National Council), Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques) and Dr. Roy Eappen take a look at the events and incidents revolving around the "Freedom Convoy" protests in Ottawa and across Canada as well as the removal and resignat...

On a new Big Blue Bent podcast, Host Jeff Joseph and panelists Dr. Roy Eappen, Christine Maydossian, Robert Presser and Matthew Conway catch up the latest events in Canadian politics. This week - the Russia/Ukraine conflict as the Trudeau Government goes to battle with .... hashtags. We also take a look at the new Ontario and Quebec government restrictions-lifting announcement. Finally, respecting...

Full panel of Montreal-based Conservatives (host Jeff Joseph and panelists Matthew Conway, Christine Maydossian, Dr. Roy Eappen, Robert Presser and Dino Mazzone) kick off their first podcast of 2022 with assorted analysis of where Canada has evolved during the pandemic and where it might be going from economic, medical, and social standpoints. Discussions ensue over the latest rounds of curfews, l...

Montreal conservatives including host Jeff Joseph, Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group), Robert Presser (ex-federal election candidate, business owner) and Dr. Roy Eappen (endocrinologist, internal medicine specialist) take a look at recent happenings on the Canadian political scene. On this show - reaction to the fall federal economic "update", more Omicron (!), more Bill 21 fallout (&qu...

Montreal conservatives including "dull normal" host Jeff Joseph, Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group), Dr. Roy Eappen (endocrinologist and internal medicine specialist) and former Progressive Conservative Candidate Robert Presser discuss the recent week's issues in Canadian politics. This week - the latest variant wave to sweep the nation and the Trudeau government management of it,...

Montreal conservatives Jeff Joseph (Host), Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group), and Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques) look at Canadian political news in the past week. This week - the plot for the Erin O'Toole leadership review thickens and assorted thoughts on the "3 Amigos" conference in Washington, D.C.  Please note that all opinions expressed are those of the commen...

Montreal conservatives led by dull normal host Jeff Joseph and panelists Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group), and Robert Presser (entrepreneur, strategist, and op-ed writer) look at the last week's main events in Canadian politics. This week - everything you want to know but may not want to find about Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau's re-ignition of language wars, Erin O'Toole'...

A bunch of Montreal conservatives gather in a ...... Zoom feed. Host Jeff Joseph, regular panelists Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques), Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group), Dr. Roy Eappen, and infrequent guest panelist Robert Presser look at Canadian political issues over the last week from a .... you guessed it .... Montreal conservative POV.  This week: the new federal cabinet (have...

Host Jeff Joseph and panelists Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques), Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group) and Dr. Roy Eappen (endocrinologist, internal medicine specialist) look at Canadian political events from a Montreal conservative perspective. This week - anticipating the resumption of Parliament, the inflation "tax" and some perspectives on the upcoming Quebec municipal el...

Montreal-based conservatives Jeff Joseph (Host), Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques), Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group), and Dr. Roy Eappen (endocrinologist and internal medicine specialist) reunite after a month-plus absence in the election trenches to put Canada's federal election through a detailed analysis from a multi-party standpoint (the good and the bad). They also take a...

Montreal Conservatives including host Jeff Joseph, Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group), Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques), Dr. Roy Eappen (Endocrinologist and Internal Medicine Specialist) and Robert Presser (business owner) take a look at Justin Trudeau's federal election call and all the side angles from the horrible tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan to mandatory vaccines and va...

Host Jeff Joseph is joined by Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques), Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group) and Dr. Roy Eappen as the four Montreal-based conservatives take a random walk through the myriad of events around the end of Canada's federal parliamentary session. Residential schools, conversion therapy, changes to the Official Languages Act.....a whole pile of topics jammed in...

New Big Blue Bent podcast episode. Montreal conservatives Jeff Joseph (Host), Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group), Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques) and recurring guests Robert Presser and Dr. Roy Eappen reflect on the recent tragic events in Canada - namely, the unearthing of 215 Indigenous children in unmarked graves at a residential school in British Columbia and the senseless act...

Host Jeff Joseph and regular panelists Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques) and Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group) and guest panelist Dr. Roy Eappen look back at the last week or so in Canadian politics (and some sports as it turns out). Trying to figure out the Liberal enthusiasm over vaccine rollout while provinces are still sitting largely shut down, an (impossible) attempt to figure...

A "Gang of Five". Host Jeff Joseph is joined by fellow Montreal conservative panelists Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group) and Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques) and guest panelists Dr. Roy Eappen and op-ed columnist and former Progressive Conservative (federal!) candidate Robert Presser. We take a look at Bill C-10, the Liberal Party's attempt to gut-punch net neutralit...

Big Blue Bent host Jeff Joseph along with fellow Montreal conservatives Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group), Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques) and guest panelist Dr. Roy Eappen discuss the past week's events in Canadian politics including - what else? - the (sad) state of Canada's vaccine rollout, the whole vaccination mess in Ontario including that whole "paid sick lea...

Host Jeff Joseph and panelists Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques), Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group), Dr. Roy Eappen (Endocrinologist and Monarchist to the Max) and special guest Mount Royal Conservative candidate and former CTV Montreal and CBC Montreal weather specialist Frank Cavallaro whip through 72 hours of news including thoughts on the funeral of Prince Philip, more vaccine r...

Host Jeff Joseph and panelists Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group) and Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publlques) take a long at the goings-on in Canadian politics. This week - vaccine rollout debacle (a.k.a. "what else is new?"), a preview of - can you believe it? - the upcoming Federal Budget and ..... assorted other things that come to mind.  Please note that all opinions expresse...

Host Jeff Joseph and panelists Matthew Conway, Christine Maydossian and Dr. Roy Eappen re-gather around the virtual fire to bring everybody up to date on Canada's vaccine rollout/mess (feature an epic rant from Matthew), a post-mortem on the recent Conservative Party National (Virtual) Convention and some shout-outs, some good (Raquel Dancho, Melissa Lantsman), some......maybe not so good (De...

Host Jeff Joseph and panelists Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group) and Guest Panelist Dr. Roy Eappen take a look at the week's (or so) events in Canadian politics. This week: new developments in Canada's (pretty horrid) vaccine rollout, a look at the very controversial Second Reading passage of Bill C-7 which deals with MAID (medically assisted dying), the Kielburgers to be grilled again...

Host Jeff Joseph and panelists Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques), Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group) alongside guest Dr. Roy Eappen return from a little longer than usual hiatus with a look at new developments in Canada's vaccine rollout, play the game known as "Spin The Liberal Diversions Wheel" and, just because, the epic ongoing Quebec saga known as "#popcornga...

On a special single topic episode, host Jeff Joseph and panelists Christine Maydossian (Ryan Affaires Publiques), Matthew Conway (Capital Hill Group), and the Sardonic Man of Mystery Richard Yufe take a look at the oft talked-about "presence" of Conservative Party of Canada Leader Erin O'Toole along with ideas on what he should be discussing now and how to proceed. Should he make th...