It was another war of words Friday as the government and Opposition served up vastly different portrayals of how the Saskatchewan economy was doing.

As has been the case going back to the previous term, the Sask Party government has again touted monthly StatsCan numbers pointing to economic growth. And again, opposition New Democrats were busy citing other Stats Can numbers showing a move in the opposite direction.

The NDP also have been pointing to oil prices missing projections. At a news conference at the Legislature, Energy Critic Sally Housser blasted the government over their $12 million projected spring surplus suddenly turning into a $349 million first quarter deficit.

She roasted the Sask Party for overestimating what the price of oil would be in their spring budget, characteri

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