The Government of Canada released their Consultation Paper entitled “Canadian Content in a Digital World: Focusing the conversation” and specifically referenced TV series Blackstone as one of the reasons “We should be proud of Canadian culture”.
“WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF CANADIAN CULTURE IN 2016 BECAUSE…
All five seasons of the multi-award winning TV series Blackstone, set on a fictional First Nation reserve, began streaming worldwide on Netflix in 2016. Critically-acclaimed and audience-favourite prison drama Unité 9 has won a number of Canadian and international awards.”