| ARTICLE 19 DISCREDITING ANOTHER REGISTRANT |
| The REALTOR® shall never publicly discredit any other Registrant. If the REALTOR®'s opinion is sought, it should be rendered with strict professional integrity and courtesy. |
| Interpretations |
19.1 The REALTOR® should not comment in a derogatory manner as to the capacity, integrity, and competence of any other Registrant. |
19.2 Where any REALTOR® is asked to comment on a specific transaction or the business practices of another Registrant, such comments should be given with strict professional integrity, objectivity and courtesy. |
19.3 This Article does not apply to truthful Advertising by REALTORS®. Any Advertising by a REALTOR® which contains seemingly derogatory statements about other Registrants or competitors, their businesses or their business practices may form the basis of an ethics charge only if such statements are false or misleading within the meaning of the Competition Act, or are otherwise prohibited by law. |