During the Harper years we had a minority government, a world wide recession and a war to fund. The Liberals and NDP both voted in favour of Harper's budgets in those years and the stimulus spending saved the auto industry in Ontario and Quebec and built infrastructure throughout the country. AFTER Harper got his majority, the deficit was eliminated and a balanced budget existed. 

Trudeau has a majority and all he has accomplished is running up the deficit to ridiculous heights. Yes the economy is doing better for the most part, but all he is doing is kicking the debt. can down the road for future generations. Kind of like his Dad, the Father of Canada's debt.