President Obama and Prime Minister Harper are shown a time machine which can see 100 years into the future.

They both decide to test it by asking a question each.

President Obama goes first: "What will the USA be like in 100 years time?"

The machine whirrs and beeps and goes into action and gives him a printout, he reads it out:

"The country is in good hands under the new Republican president, crime is non-existent, there is no conflict, the Taliban are beaten,North Korea is a democracy, the economy is healthy. There are no worries"

Stephen Harper thinks, 'This time machine is not bad... I'll give it a try'.

He asks: "What will Canada be like in 100 years time?"

The machine whirs and beeps and goes into action, and he gets a printout.  But he just stares at it.

"Come on Stephen," says Obama, "Tell us what it says."

"I can't!  It's all in Arabic."