Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland is asking Ontario Premier Doug Ford to stop using his late grandfather Tommy Douglassa国际传媒檚 name and image as part of what he calls his sa国际传媒減olitical agenda.sa国际传媒�

The Golden Globe-winning sa国际传媒�24sa国际传媒� and sa国际传媒淒esignated Survivorsa国际传媒� 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 Sutherlandsa国际传媒檚 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: sa国际传媒淚tsa国际传媒檚 time to make government work for the people again sa国际传媒� not the other way around. I think Tommy Douglas would approve.sa国际传媒�

Sutherland, who grew up in Toronto, tweeted that he found Fordsa国际传媒檚 comparison of their policies sa国际传媒渙ffensive.sa国际传媒�

sa国际传媒淢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,sa国际传媒� said Sutherlandsa国际传媒檚 tweet posted Monday.

sa国际传媒淚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.

sa国际传媒淐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.sa国际传媒�

Sutherlandsa国际传媒檚 tweet concluded: sa国际传媒淎fter all, I knew Tommy Douglas and you Sir, are no Tommy Douglas.

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When asked for comment, the premiersa国际传媒檚 office did not address Sutherlandsa国际传媒檚 tweet directly, but said balancing the budget was priority for the government.

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The Canadian Press

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