The first scene could be a nod to the series 24, also starring Kiefer Sutherland, about which there was an ongoing joke with the fans that he never went to the toilet.
Kiefer Sutherland's maternal grandfather was Tommy Douglas, a Canadian socialist politician. Douglas wrote his Master's thesis in support of Eugenics. Reference is at 'The Canadian Encyclopedia' article called 'Tommy Douglas and Eugenics.