 The episode "The Barrier" is based on a true happening at Nawaz's mosque when incoming conservative Muslims pressured the imam to put up a barrier separating men and women.The pilot episode also contained a satire of Maher Arar's 2002 detainment.In the episode "The Archdeacon Cometh", the archdeacon mentions having to "shut down a church in Dog River", referencing Canadian sitcom "Corner Gas" on rival network CTV.