Seriously?

Parliament has resumed and the new, invigorated New Democratic Party with its spanking-new, rarin'-to-go leader Thomas Mulcair has launched a preparation of his party to assume the leadership of the country.  His new and improved caucus is being groomed to take over government; it is now officially a government-in-waiting.  Look out, Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair has it in for you.

And the party's critic for women's issues makes it perfectly clear that her party is prepared to fully focus on "building the sense that (Prime Minister Stephen) Harper isn't there forever ...  My message to Harper is to enjoy being prime minister while it lasts because, in 2015, we will build an NDP government".  In a scant few years, watch out, Canada, here comes the NDP!

And, under the NDP leadership and executive management of the country's affairs things will be far, far different.  Mr. Mulcair will be moving from Stornoway to 24 Sussex.  For one thing we'll be well and truly heartbroken over the state of the country's economy.  For another, we will be bidding a conflicted adieu to the Province of Quebec, and confederation will from that time forward be one province shy.

According to the eminent scholar, former leader of the Liberal Party, and human rights expert Michael Ignatieff, it is his considered opinion based on observation and experience that Quebec will "eventually" become independent as it will be re-inspired by Britain losing Scotland to its own independence gambit, and launch a new sovereignist battle.

With the NDP prepared to preside over the future of the country, Quebec can be assured of being gently guided toward its independence goal.  For Thomas Mulcair and the NDP have signed onto the aspirations of Quebec nationalists and they have spurned the Supreme Court's finding on what constitutes a majority for separation.  And they most certainly have the highest regard for French-Canadian heritage.

The third party no longer, the NDP is preparing itself to govern.  The 103 seats it garnered in May of 2011 was a heady experience.  Trouble is, most of those seats were gathered in the Province of Quebec.  With Quebec on its way out of the family of Canadian provinces, where will the NDP draw its next majority from?

Canadians from the remaining provinces who will be less than enthralled by the parliamentary, law-making skills of Libby Davies as one of three deputy leaders, and foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar?  Let us count the manifold and multitudinous ways that the NDP will set about rewarding Canadians for their trust should they ever reach what some fanciful pundits term their 'potential'.

Bankrupting the treasury is first and foremost, but on the way to that bankruptcy social welfare will be booming, making unemployment figures at least temporarily moot.  Schools, hospitals, seniors, day-cares and women's 'rights' groups will all be excused their brief fling with wealth as the country sinks slowly into insolvency.  Canada's NATO allies will wistfully recall their absent member.

Energy sources to oil the cogs of industry will have reverted to the coal age - without coal.  Windmill farms will take the place of superannuated nuclear plants, and the Canadian military will have been reduced to a half-dozen tanks with at least a dozen skilled military drivers as their numbers diminish to the vanishing point. 

Exploitation of natural resources and minerals and petroleum products extraction will come to a screeching halt.  All trade agreements with other countries, starting with the United States and Mexico will be re-written to exclude Canada at the Canadian government's polite request.  A rag-tag band representing the remnants of the Canadian military in blue helmets will be at the command of the UN.

And the NDP will proudly announce to the world: This is Canada's finest hour.  While the population, nonplussed, unemployed and poverty-stricken will ask one another what were we thinking, while denying that they ever voted NDP personally.

Relax: this is just a wicked fairytale.