The traveler asks for a little salt and pepper. Someone runs to get some. By now the villagers curiosity is stirred. The traveler takes a taste, pronounces it is good. But it could be better with a little onion.
Someone volunteers an onion.
And so it goes until the whole town has contributed something and they have a wonderful soup. Lo and behold people bring out bread and drink. The poor village ends up having a great feast. We have the financial means, now we need the will. The anniversary is an important occasion for Canadians to demonstrate that we have not given up on the promise to eliminate child poverty in Canada.