"Documentary work is difficult to publish," says Claire Martin

Vancouver: The World's Most Livable City

According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, Vancouver is 'the world's most livable city'.

http://www.eiu.com/site_info.asp?info_name=The_Global_Liveability_Report&page=noads&rf=0

Clearly 'livability' covers a broad spectrum.

The area photographed by Claire is also where Robert Pickton, Canada's most prolific serial killer, chose his victims; he went on to dismember them before feeding them to his pigs.

Re: Vancouver: The Worlds Most Livable City

That catch phrase always made me squirm, after spending so much time in the DTES. And it is literally on the doorstep of the city. You can't hide this community. It also rains there a lot. I don't know how Vancouver claimed this title.

Liveable?

Yes, bewildering. However, there is a tendency for Canadians to wallow in their own propaganda; much to the amusement of their southern neighbours, who often say that Canada's greatest export is jokes of which they are the butt of.

Liveable for many.

For those who have money, Vancouver is indeed liveable. I'm sure the surveyors of 'global well- being' had this in mind. Nowhere is liveable for the destitute.
Let's see how well Vancouver deals with its Olympics-borne indebtedness. (Why any one would volunteer for such a mess is beyond me.)