Over the next six weeks, a jury of 5 men and 4 women will be hearing testimony at the defamation lawsuit launched by Saint John's pension board against former Common Councillor John Ferguson back in 2007.
The jurors have been told there's a lot of documentation that will be presented along with the playing of excerpts from meetings of Common Council.
The lawsuit was launched after Ferguson voiced criticisms of how the city's pension plan was being managed.
Since that time, Ferguson ran for the Mayoralty but lost and is now serving as the town manager in St. Stephen.
The city's pension deficit, meantime, has increased to 190 million dollars.