Where does a landlord stand when there are picketers on its property and the tenants are complaining? The answer involves the balancing of the right of a property owner to control its property and the fundamental rights and freedoms protected by section 2 of They Are Picketing My Property What Can I Do- October 4-2002The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which include freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. Recently, the Supreme Court of Canada, in Local 558 v. Pepsi- Cola Canada, confirmed the general trend of the courts, by holding that where landlords allow the public by open invitation, to enter their premises at will, even though those premises are privately owned, then all peaceful picketing and leafleting is, per se, lawful.
The key word is "peaceful".
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