In a written statement, Polak acknowledges First Nations were not adequately consulted about the proposed change prior to her Tuesday announcement. The order would have exempted prospective year-round ski resorts and new sweet natural gas plants in B.C. from the Environmental Assessment process.

Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Grand Chief Stewart Philip said the government had "effectively declared war on all BC First Nations and jeopardized all LNG discussions throughout the entire Province of BC."

In Fort Nelson, First Nations drummed the government and industry out of a Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) conference following an impassioned speech from Fort Nelson Chief Sharleen Gale.

"The word from my elders is it doesn't matter how they treat you," she told the conference from the podium. "You treat people kind. You treat them with respect even when they're stabbing you in the back. So I respectively ask government to please remove yourself from the room."

Shortly after government officials left, the industry was also asked to leave.

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