Naz Ali inadvertently made someone cry this week. The owner of Fredericton restaurant Caribbean Flavas had offered a front-line worker a sandwich.

We havent eaten anything all morning, they told him, sobbing. Weve been working non-stop.

Tears flowed again when he dropped off lunch for an international student. As an immigrant, he could relate to the young newcomer.

Just like I was, you are alone [in Canada]. But youre part of our family now, Ali told him.

The restaurateur will be replicating his acts of kindness every day for the rest of Ramadan , as part of the months charitable responsibilities .