The neo-cons and libertarians esteem lack of debt as the greatest achievement a government can bestow on their constituents. This is absurd. In fact, it is the opposite. For instance, Harris didn't keep up with the building of new energy plants during his rule,  leaving a backlog for successive governments to fulfill, and helping to create the mess we are in today. Anyone can say no to spending, unfortunately there are massive infrastructure projects that have to be built as the province grows. Harris dropped the ball because of the facile and unimaginative dogma of his political beliefs.