Jackpot?

They may have won the genetic lottery, but can Justin Trudeau or Ben Mulroney win the title of Most Mediocre Canadian?

Mulroney inherited his father's robust chin. Trudeau inherited his dad's ability to marry attractive women. One hosts a talent show that produces a distinct lack of celebrity on the part of its winners. The other went to Winterlude with fellow nominee Rick Mercer.

But does that make them the most mediocre?

As one Mulroney fan put it:
"Mediocre looks. Mediocre talent. Regularly praises mediocrity in the most maudlin fashion on Canadian Idol."

Trudeau, always the statesman, drew this vote:
"Making a career out of professional speaking while merely carrying a recognizable name. He is the Paris Hilton of Canada, without the fun."

Do famous last names give these men the edge over the competition? You decide.

Say It Ain't So, Corky!

How sad is it that being one of Canada's top comedians equates, in cross-border conversion, to being a lowly contestant on a second-rate American reality show? Sad enough to earn Last Comic Standing finalist Sean Cullen a place in history as the Most Mediocre Canadian?

Or had he already rightfully earned that title as the leader of Canada's seminal "comedy" group Corky and The Juice Pigs? You decide.

Warren Kinsella: Apparently Canada's James Carville

Though he apparently had nothing to do with Kevin Costner's breakout performance in Field of Dreams, Kathy at Five Feet of Fury nonetheless justifies her vote for Warren Kinsella as the Most Mediocre Canadian. Read it here.

Can I See That Smile Again, If It's Not Too Much Trouble?

The votes keep pouring in and more than 100 people have now received at least one vote as proliferators of outstanding mediocrity. Not one to shy away from competition, former talkshow place-holder Alan Thicke is right in the thin of things.

He may have played the wise, square-jawed father on the only family television show to feature a character named Boner, but is the erstwhile Jason Seaver's appearance on the short-lived series JPod enough to relegate him to the lower depths of Canadian averageness? As one voter put it:

"Although I believe that there is a street named after him somewhere (Kirkland Lake?), here is a man that not only demonstrated mediocrity in-country, but exported ennui to the United States. The Alan Thicke show & Growing Pains - the perfect face of mediocrity."

Should he top the list alongside the likes of Kevin Newman and Luba Goy? You decide.

Waiter, There's Banality in My Soup

With hundreds of votes pouring in, many of which bear familiar names like Mulroney and Trudeau, let's take a moment to shine the spotlight on a lesser-known magnate of Canadian mediocrity.

Bonnie Stern may be the author of 12 best-selling cookbooks, but that doesn't mean her HeartSmart cuisine isn't as bland and tasteless as most Canadian cooking. According to one eloquent voter:

"No one has done more to neuter the Canadian palate than Bonnie Stern. She has somehow fooled the nation into believing that the home economist's anal obsession with low fat and high folic acid has something to do with fine cooking. She prances her way through the kitchen as though she personally invented fire, yet hasn't had a truly original idea in her entire career. Her cookbooks look like overblown margarine brochures."

Does she truly deserve a place among the frontrunning Clarks and Harpers? You decide.

Brent Gretzky: The Mediocre One

Though he shares the NHL record for Most Points Scored by Two Siblings (Wayne: 2853, Brent: 4), Brent Gretzky's most amazing accomplishment might have been his ability to grow up in the Gretzky household without absorbing - even through accidental osmosis - any proficiency for the game of hockey. Still, with 13 NHL games under his belt, he has managed to make a career out of lacing up the skates. Now playing for the Brantford Blast of Major League Hockey, he can add Allan Cup Champion to his long list of mediocre triumphs.

Is he the Most Mediocre Canadian? You decide.

Vote cast, Canada asks "Who is that?"

Conspicuous tie wearer David Frum has received the first vote for the most mediocre Canadian. From his humble beginnings in journalist Barbara Frum's womb, he climbed the foot stool to reach the middle shelf in the kitchen cupboard of life. Infamous for coining the phrase "Axis of Evil," Frum was a speech writer for some guy in the States.

Is this man really the most mediocre Canadian?