See my column here.

In Britain, this time of year is called silly season.

There are few political stories because the politicians are all on the barbeque circuit.

So that means there’s more room for silly stories.

My favourite silly season story is the one about the cat who takes the bus each day.

Another funny one is the story about Benson the celebrity carp who died earlier this year.

Too be we don’t do silly season in Canada – we’re missing out a great funny tradition.