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{{Short description|Canadian public servant}} |
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'''Zexi Li''' is a Canadian public servant who lives in Ottawa and who was the lead complainant in a class action lawsuit against the Canada convoy protestors. |
'''Zexi Li''' 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 == |
== Early life and education == |
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Li moved with her parents 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 before her parents divorced, one moving to downtown Toronto, the other to Montreal.<ref name=":2" /> |
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]], |
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 == |
== Career == |
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Since graduation<ref name=":2" /> |
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 == |
== 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> |
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> |
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 14th October 2022, Li testified at the [[Emergencies Act#Rouleau inquiry|Public Order Emergency Comission]], 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> |
On 14th October 2022, Li testified at the [[Emergencies Act#Rouleau inquiry|Public Order Emergency Comission]], 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 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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Li was 21 in 2022.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Timeline of the Canada convoy protest]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 14:33, 5 November 2022
Zexi Li is a Canadian public servant who lives in Ottawa and who was the lead complainant in a class action lawsuit against the Canada convoy protestors.
Early life and education
Li moved with her parents from China to Canada at the age of two years.[1] Her family initially moved to Scarborough before her parents divorced, one moving to downtown Toronto, the other to Montreal.[1]
Li attended the University of Ottawa, where she initially studied commerce and accounting later changing to business technology management.[1]
Career
Since graduation,[1] Li has worked as a Government of Canada public servant,[2] and previously worked as a concierge in two residential high rise buildings in Ottawa.[1]
Personal life
During the Canada convoy protest, Li lived in a high rise building in the centre of Ottawa.[2] 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.[3]
In March 2022, Li was given the City Builder award by the Mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson.[4]
On 14th October 2022, Li testified at the Public Order Emergency Comission, and spoke of how the noise of the protest interrupted the sleep and lives of Ottawa's residents,[2] and the harassment she encountered from protestors.[5]
Li was 21 in 2022.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Who is Zexi Li? An overwhelmingly positive, strong and resilient symbol of hope for protest-weary Centretown residents". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ a b c Steele, Alistair (14 Oct 2022). "Downtown residents compare 'chaos' of convoy to dystopian horror". CBC.
- ^ "Meet the 21-year-old Ottawa woman behind the injunction that silenced the honking". CBC. 9 Feb 2022.
- ^ "Zexi Li, symbol of resistance to 'Freedom Convoy', given city builder award". Ottawa. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Emergencies Act inquiry: Ottawa resident talks harassment during protest | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Meet the 21-year-old Ottawa woman who stopped the horns". Ottawa. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-11-05.