Constable Belyea Testifies at Ferguson Trial

“I could give my six year old son some crayons and he would come up with better numbers than John Ferguson” --that from Constable Andrew Belyea, testifying at the former city councillor's defamation trial. Belyea said that as a police officer, he's got a pretty thick skin—but he was offended by Ferguson's accusations of secrets, innuendo and mismanagement on the board.

He said he's an honest man and he didn't appreciate Ferguson painting a picture of him and his fellow trustees as criminals.

Meanwhile, defence lawyer Rod Gillis said Belyea should've been worrying about the pension deficit rather than getting offended over emails. He also cross-examined pension administrator Andrea Cain,  raising his eyebrows at the fact McInnis Cooper listed hundreds of recommendations to the board in a report that cost $50,000, but Ferguson never saw it.