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'''Zexi Li''' (born 2000 or 2001) is a Canadian public servant who lives in Ottawa and who was the lead complainant in a class action lawsuit against the [[Canada convoy protest|Canada convoy protestors]]. |
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== Early life and education == |
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Li moved with her parents from China to Canada at the age of two years.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Who is Zexi Li? An overwhelmingly positive, strong and resilient symbol of hope for protest-weary Centretown residents |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/who-is-zexi-li-an-overwhelmingly-positive-strong-and-resilient-symbol-of-hope-for-protest-weary-centretown-residents |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=ottawacitizen |language=en-CA}}</ref> Her family initially moved to [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]] before her parents divorced, one moving to downtown Toronto, the other to Montreal.<ref name=":2" /> |
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Li attended the [[University of Ottawa]], where she initially studied commerce and accounting, later changing to business technology management.<ref name=":2" /> |
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== Career == |
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Since graduation,<ref name=":2" /> Li has worked as a [[Government of Canada]] public servant,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Steele |first=Alistair |date=14 Oct 2022 |title=Downtown residents compare 'chaos' of convoy to dystopian horror |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-emergencies-act-commission-1.6616463}}</ref> and previously worked as a [[concierge]] in two residential high rise buildings in Ottawa.<ref name=":2" /> |
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== Personal life == |
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During the Canada convoy protest, Li lived in a high rise building in the centre of Ottawa.<ref name=":0" /> Li was the lead complainant in a 2022 [[class action]] lawsuit that was served on Canada convoy protestors to prohibit them from sounding vehicle horns.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=9 Feb 2022 |title=Meet the 21-year-old Ottawa woman behind the injunction that silenced the honking |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/zexi-li-ottawa-injunction-trucker-protest-convoy-1.6344503}}</ref> |
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In March 2022, Li was given the City Builder award by the [[List of mayors of Ottawa|Mayor of Ottawa]], [[Jim Watson (Canadian politician)|Jim Watson]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=Zexi Li, symbol of resistance to 'Freedom Convoy', given city builder award |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/zexi-li-symbol-of-resistance-to-freedom-convoy-given-city-builder-award-1.5829546 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Ottawa |language=en}}</ref> |
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On 14 October 2022, Li testified at the [[Emergencies Act#Rouleau inquiry|Public Order Emergency Commission]], and spoke of how the noise of the protest interrupted the sleep and lives of Ottawa's residents,<ref name=":0" /> and the harassment she encountered from protestors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emergencies Act inquiry: Ottawa resident talks harassment during protest {{!}} Watch News Videos Online |url=https://globalnews.ca/video/9199322/emergencies-act-inquiry-ottawa-resident-talks-harassment-during-protest/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Li was 21 years old in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-08 |title=Meet the 21-year-old Ottawa woman who stopped the horns |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/meet-the-21-year-old-ottawa-woman-who-stopped-the-horns-1.5772637 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Ottawa |language=en}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Timeline of the Canada convoy protest]] |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:2000s births]] |
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[[Category:Canadian civil servants]] |
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[[Category:University of Ottawa alumni]] |
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[[Category:Activists from Ontario]] |
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[[Category:People from Ottawa]] |
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[[Category:Canadian women activists]] |
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[[Category:Chinese emigrants to Canada]] |
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