British Columbia's Green Party says the NDP government needs to explain why its proposal for broad-reaching emergency cabinet powers is needed before its two members can support the legislation.

The NDP has a one-seat majority in the legislature and could pass the bill without Green assistance, but the two parties last week signed a confidence agreement that includes an NDP "commitment" to consult the Greens" with respect to the shared initiatives as listed in this agreement in relation to the U…