Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland is asking Ontario Premier Doug Ford to stop using his late grandfather Tommy DouglasB次元官网网址檚 name and image as part of what he calls his B次元官网网址減olitical agenda.B次元官网网址�

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 made the request on his verified Twitter account in reference to a recent tweet by Ford.

Douglas was the premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party.

He 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.

Earlier this month, cabinet minister Lisa MacLeod penned an op-ed that compared the fiscal policies of the Conservative government to that of Douglas, who served as Saskatchewan premier from 1944 to 1961.

Ford tweeted a link to the article and wrote: B次元官网网址淚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�

Sutherland, who grew up in Toronto, tweeted that he found FordB次元官网网址檚 comparison of their policies B次元官网网址渙ffensive.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淢r. Ford, your tweet has recently come to my attention and I can only tell you that you are correct, my grandfather Tommy Douglas was fiscally responsible,B次元官网网址� said SutherlandB次元官网网址檚 tweet posted Monday.

B次元官网网址淚n addition to balancing the budget of Saskatchewan, he also provided the province with paved roads, health care and electricity. He did it all within four years.

B次元官网网址淐ontrary to your argument, it was never at the expense of social and human services to those in need. I personally find your comparison of your policies to his offensive. So 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.B次元官网网址�

SutherlandB次元官网网址檚 tweet concluded: B次元官网网址淎fter all, I knew Tommy Douglas and you Sir, are no Tommy Douglas.

B次元官网网址淧.S. YouB次元官网网址檙e lucky my mumB次元官网网址檚 not active on Twitter.B次元官网网址�

When asked for comment, the premierB次元官网网址檚 office did not address SutherlandB次元官网网址檚 tweet directly, but said balancing the budget was priority for the government.

B次元官网网址淭he facts are simple. Despite what others have said, weB次元官网网址檝e increased funding for health care by $1.3 billion and education by $700 million,B次元官网网址� said director of communications Kayla Iafelice.

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As the Progressive Conservative government tries to eliminate an $11.7-billion deficit it is axing or reducing some programs and services, such as cancelling a planned $15 minimum wage, scrapping a basic income pilot project, and cutting funding to legal aid, stem cell research, a tree planting program and the arts.

The Canadian Press

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