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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Nugent Calls Presentation By Ferguson "Outrageously Defamatory"

City Solicitor John Nugent continuing his testimony in the John Ferguson defamation trial.

Defense lawyer Rod Gillis trying to get Nugent to agree that Ferguson's presentation to council about alleged wrongdoing was not defamatory but Nugent saying that taken as a whole, he found the it "outrageously defamatory."

Nugent would also not agree with Gillis that the "sweeping things under the carpet" comment was about the city and not the pension board.

Nugent also vehemently denied that he kept a log or diary of all of Ferguson's comments.

He said if anyone did, he had no knowledge of it.

when asked by Gillis if he planned on suing the Provincial Finance Minister for his recent gambling analogy when describing the city's pension plan.

Nugent told the court he was no longer on the board.
 
The trial resumes on Wednesday  -- John Ferguson is expected to take the stand at that time.