Before this movie (which I have not seen) the idea was called Random Acts of Kindness. I heard Jane Siberry talking about it on TV years ago so I was not surprised to see she wrote some of the music for the movie.
In 1996 I was driving past Montreal to Ottawa on the Trans Canada Highway and I spotted a big iron ladder on the highway. It must have rusted and broken off a big transport truck. I thought it might cause a serious accident so I made a U-turn (illegal) and went back to drag it off the asphalt.