Canadian politics in a quip

Over at mightygodking.com:

"It is worth explaining that Jean Chretien embodied one of the central principles of Canadian politics, which is that for all that the world thinks of us as nice and polite, we inevitably vote for whichever political leader seems like the most capable bastard. Chretien was a ridiculously capable bastard."

Just one insight from  A Guide to the Upcoming Canadian Election for Foreigners.