The president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs agreed that Canada faces “perilous times”, but walked back comments he made Tuesday that suggested he had reversed his opposition to the dormant Northern Gateway pipeline project. …“I sincerely apologize for any confusion,” Phillip added, with respect to his comments Tuesday that if Canada doesn’t “build that kind of infrastructure, Trump will and there will not be any consideration for the environment or the rule of law.” Phillip said his answer was still no to “large-scale, destructive resource projects,” such as Northern Gateway. …“Any natural resource development that is being planned must have the consent of First Nations involved and must follow high environmental standards, including not increasing our greenhouse gas emissions and contributing to global warming,” Tom said. …Premier David Eby, said “diversification has to be part of our key strategy,” but skirted a direct mention of Northern Gateway.”