In 2011, to mark Vancouver?s 125th anniversary, the Simon Fraser University Department of History hosted a lecture series, Think You Know Vancouver? Think Again. On January 27th, 2011, local authors Matt Hern and Charlie Demers gave short talks to address the question: Vancouver: The Best Place on Earth? and in turn provided a critical take on Vancouver, its history or perceived lack of history, and why we need to think about Vancouver with a bit more honesty.

We hear from Charlie Demers in the first half of this talk. We?ll be broadcasting the second half, featuring Matt Hern, at a later date. Charlie Demers is an author, comedian, local activist, and a regular performer on CBC?s The Debaters. Thank you to the SFU History Department for permission to broadcast this content.