# Claim table — B.C. Government Directory shutdown

| Claim/question | Evidence found | NewsForBC treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Public access to the B.C. Government Directory is no longer available. | Official dir.gov.bc.ca notice says public access to employee and organizational directory information now requires a B.C. government credential and public access is no longer available. | Verified core fact. |
| Government says the reason is cybersecurity and employee privacy. | Official notice says the change strengthens cybersecurity and protects employee privacy; video transcript says law-enforcement partners including RCMP recommended the action. | Verified official rationale as stated; NewsForBC does not independently verify threat details. |
| Internal staff access remains available. | Official notice directs B.C. government employees/IDIR users to https://dir.gov.bc.ca/internal. | Verified from official notice. |
| Other provinces still have directory access in some form. | Video transcript says several provinces were checked and all had directories in some form. NewsForBC captured Ontario Info-Go; an Alberta staff-directory URL linked from Alberta.ca footer returned 404 during this pass, so this needs periodic recheck. | Partly supported; comparison table should be treated as a snapshot. |
| The move reduces public scrutiny of bureaucracy size/structure. | Video transcript cites Global’s past use of the directory to count public-affairs positions and quotes opposition/open-government concerns. | Plausible transparency issue; requires further records on replacement tools and disclosure policy. |


## Added claim row — Steve Kooner Instagram Reel DcNPU1zSWqH

| Claim / issue | Evidence preserved | NewsForBC treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Kooner says the NDP shut down the B.C. Government Directory, removing a public resource that showed bureaucracy size and structure. | Instagram Reel DcNPU1zSWqH metadata, caption, full MP4, transcript, browser capture. | Added as a second social/video source for the same directory-transparency story. The official B.C. directory notice remains the anchor source for the access change; the Reel is political commentary plus a Global News clip. |
| Global News segment says B.C. appears to be the only province with no public directory after several-province comparison. | Transcript from the new Instagram clip. | Preserved as a news-segment claim; NewsForBC notes provincial directory availability can change and should be periodically rechecked. |