Toronto-raised actor-musician Kiefer Sutherland says it wasnB次元官网网址檛 his intention to stir the political pot with a recent tweet directed at Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
In early June the Golden Globe-winning B次元官网网址�24B次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淒esignated SurvivorB次元官网网址� star put out a post on his verified Twitter account asking Ford to as part of his B次元官网网址減olitical agenda.B次元官网网址�
Sutherland was reacting to a tweet from Ford that linked to an op-ed by cabinet minister Lisa MacLeod, in which she compared the fiscal policies of the Conservative government to that of Douglas, who was Saskatchewan premier from 1944 to 1961.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 not as familiar with social media as maybe I should be and I didnB次元官网网址檛 mean for it to become the thing it did,B次元官网网址� Sutherland said Friday in a phone interview while on tour for his new album B次元官网网址淩eckless & Me,B次元官网网址� which will see him perform in several Canadian cities starting July 4 in Winnipeg.
B次元官网网址淢y comment was not about policyB次元官网网址�. He has every right to have his policies and heB次元官网网址檚 elected because a majority of the people agreed with those policies. What I didnB次元官网网址檛 like and what I took objection to was that his policies do not reflect my grandfatherB次元官网网址檚 political ideology, and his legacy is very important to me and to my family.B次元官网网址�
Douglas was also known as the founder of medicare and the father of SutherlandB次元官网网址檚 mother, Canadian actress Shirley Douglas, who was once married to Donald Sutherland.
In his tweet, Ford wrote: B次元官网网址滻tB次元官网网址檚 time to make government work for the people again B次元官网网址� not the other way around. I think Tommy Douglas would approve.B次元官网网址�
SutherlandB次元官网网址檚 tweet response, addressed to B次元官网网址淢r. Ford,B次元官网网址� said he found the comparison of their policies B次元官网网址渙ffensive.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淪o I can only ask, as the grandson of this man, for you to stop posting his picture and using his name as part of your political agenda. After all, I knew Tommy Douglas and you Sir, are no Tommy Douglas.B次元官网网址�
Speaking before a sound check for a concert in Pittsburgh, Sutherland said his family believes strongly in DouglasB次元官网网址檚 ideology and he wrote his tweet from their perspective.
B次元官网网址淲e strongly disagreed with his characterization of my grandfatherB次元官网网址檚 political ideology and his policies. And thatB次元官网网址檚 all I meant to do.B次元官网网址�
Sutherland said he hasnB次元官网网址檛 heard from Ford since he put out the tweet, which he understands.
B次元官网网址淚 certainly donB次元官网网址檛 want to get into a thing with him,B次元官网网址� Sutherland said. B次元官网网址淚 just wanted for the record to just say that I donB次元官网网址檛 agree with the statement that he made concerning my grandfather.
B次元官网网址淒epending I guess on what political side of the aisle you would be on, some people appreciated the tweet and some people did not. And I didnB次元官网网址檛 really want to get into all of that either. I just wanted to clearly state that I disagreed with the statement he made concerning my grandfather and that was it.B次元官网网址�
Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
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