Morrison Calls Ferguson "Callous And Reckless"

In his closing arguments, Pension Board Lawyer Barry Morrison portrays former Saint John Common Councillor John Ferguson as being callous and reckless by misrepresenting reality in his campaign to discredit the pension board.

Ferguson is currently the Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of St. Stephen.

Morrison contends in that campaign, decency and respect for others played no role.


Morrison repeatedly pointed out to the jury, Ferguson missed many opportunities to reveal his alleged conversation with a pension board trustee about disability pensions being illegally approved, which would would be breach of trust to his fellow council members.

The pension board argues that the conversation never took place.

Morrison also telling the jury Ferguson never produced any documentation to back up his criticisms because it was all smoke and mirrors.