Well the BC Government is shutting down public access to the Government Employee Directory saying RCMP recommended the move amid cybersecurity concerns. Jordan Armstrong is here now with more on the changes and why some say this is fueling transparency concerns. Jordan. Sophie for as long as anyone can remember the government has had a directory allowing the public to see who works in each department along with contact information. Global News used the in February to tally up and report to you that the government had 152 ministerial public affairs officers, managers, and directors, PR people whose job it is to push the government line. We checked several provinces today and all have a directory in some form or another. Alberta has removed email addresses but still has names, titles, and phone numbers of civil servants. BC now appears to be the only province with no Directory. The official explanation quote given the increasing cyber threat environment we received proactive advice from law enforcement partners including the RCMP to take this action. Here's what three opposition MLAs think of the change. The public has the right to understand how the government is structured. Who is responsible for making these decisions and how taxpayer funded ministries and services are being managed. I'm split. I on one hand I that you know we have to recognize that there is a risk to cybersecurity. Um people can be harassed as a result of the public having access to you know personal information about where you work and and other types of details about your employment. But on the other hand you know we're dealing with a government that is incredibly secretive. In one sense it comes as a big surprise. Uh in another sense it doesn't. Uh you know this is the latest in a bunch of steps by Government to move away from open government. Jordan Rob Botterall said this is just the latest of the steps. What else is he referring to? Bottom led the team that drafted BC's freedom of information and privacy act in the nineteen nineties. But three months ago the government moved ahead with legislation weakening BC's FOI law by giving bureaucrats more power to reject requests. They deemed to be too much work or a nuisance. Diana Gibson is Minister of Citizen Services she was not made available for an interview today. Sophie. Alright thanks for that. Jordan Armstrong reporting tonight.