Green solutions won't come online in time to counter Russian energy crunch

Next week, the town of Stephenville, N.L., will be the stage for a mirage. Justin Trudeau will be there, as will German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, ministers from both countries, local mayors and plenty of well-financed corporate types. They’ll be marvelling at the wind power whipping past the deep-sea port, talking about hydrogen replacing natural gas and freeing Europe from the dependence of Russia, turning Canada into a clean-energy powerhouse and cutting emissions all at the same time.