David Williams: Will our kids prosper or be all right? That's up to us

Will the kids be all right? Will they prosper?
These are questions all parents ponder.
For a child born today, their standard of living during adulthood will hinge upon the success of their parents’ generation in raising per capita gross domestic product (GDP per person). Small shifts in the trend growth rate in GDP per person lead to substantial differences in living standards over the course of a generation.
Canada ranks No. 22 in the world by GDP per person, a testament to the efforts o