Haraper didn't balance any but the first 2 budgets.  In a minority situation, with Paul Martin's legacy budgets and no problems on the horizon.

Harper put us in structural deficit before the 2008 crash (which he failed to see coming even as W. Bush printed money to hand out in the USA) by cutting the GST. Twice.  During boom times. 

Harper cut corporate taxes and the Globe corporation benefited and supported Harper.
It was never about Harper being a good fiscal manager of anything - much as Harper propaganda wanted you to believe that.