NDP deputy leader Thomas Mulcair speaks to media Wednesday following a caucus meeting in Ottawa. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Rest assured that the Ottawa Press Gallery, on the public's behalf, is trying very hard to figure out the NDP's plans for this fall.

Unfortunately, what we want to know the most how long the NDP intends to support the government in critical confidence votes is too hypothetical for an MP like Thomas Mulcair to answer at this point.

Oh well, a little suspense is always welcome in the news business.