How do jobs, and wages, and corporate perception playing a role?

While Canada may be a less litigious society than the U.S.A., the core of the issue is you are not responsible for illegal behaviour of others - your tenants in this case - unless you knowingly condone or enable those illegal activities.

Property owners have operating expenses that are rising just as fast as everything else in society. 

I used to think it was an illness but I have learned that morning people are just a bit different and are often very nice, productive members of society.

In a recent debate, I quoted a source from the Casualty Actuarial Society that jokingly referred to beachfront property as a "pre-existing condition".

Please report them as it benefits society at large.

My point was, it appears, based on anecdotal evidence (which is the same evidence you provided), that the PM industry, has at a minimum, a perception problem. 

People here are from every segment of society and it reflects that.

As my mother says perception is 100% reality.

New investors and even old salts that rely on odd, specific disclosures that attempt to avoid rules won't really fly, might give a perception to the underdog they have no recourse, but not to an attorney.