The Leader of the B.C. Green Party isn’t withdrawing his support for the NDP government despite its “reckless” deal with LNG Canada.

B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver told BNN in an interview Tuesday he will continue to support the NDP Party for now, but has concerns about whether there actually is demand for liquefied natural gas in the province.

“The reason why we have no LNG industry here in British Columbia is that the market simply doesn’t support it,” Weaver told BNN.

“Rather than recognize what the market is telling us, British Columbia is saying ‘let’s fiddle with the market and give it away for free … we’ll literally pay you to take it, so that we can desperately deliver.’”

John Horgan’s NDP government announced last Thursday it would offer new rebates for liquefied natural gas projects in the province, ahead of a final investment decision on LNG Canada's new $40-billion Kitimat terminal and pipeline project.

The Green Party, whose support is keeping the NDP government in power, has opposed LNG projects on record previously, raising questions about whether it would continue to support the NDP government after last week’s decision.

Weaver said that one of the primary motivations behind the decision appeared to be to succeed where the previous Liberal government under Christy Clark could not.

“That is reckless economics. It is reckless fiscal planning and none of these arguments hold up to any scrutiny, except for the political reason: To deliver what Premier Clark could not deliver prior to Premier Horgan,” he said.

Weaver said that political support will continue while he pushes ahead with the climate plan the two sides agreed upon when they formed a government.

“The B.C. NDP have committed – as part of our confidence and supply agreement – to develop a climate plan to meet our legislated greenhouse gas reduction targets … We are giving them a chance to develop that plan and show us that they can do it,” Weaver said.

Weaver outlined several concerns he and his party have with the deal, including concessions on electricity from the Site C dam, provincial sales taxes or exempting LNG Canada from carbon tax increases among others.

“We’re also saying we will not support any legislative changes that literally continue the generational sellout of a resource to off-shore interests,” he said.

“We served notice to the B.C. NDP. We’re looking forward to see that climate plan, [but] we just don’t see how you’re going to fit that LNG square peg into a round hole.”