Zexi Li (born 2000 or 2001) is a Canadian government data analyst who lives in Ottawa and who was the lead complainant of the Freedom Convoy class action lawsuit.

Early life and education

Li was born in Fuzhou, China, and moved with her parents from to Canada at the age of two.[1][2] 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]

Adult life

Since graduation,[1] Li has worked as a data analyst for Shared Services Canada,[3][4] and previously worked as a concierge in two residential high rise buildings in Ottawa.[1]

During the Canada convoy protest in 2022, Li lived in a high rise building in the centre of Ottawa.[3] She subsequently became the lead complainant the Freedom Convoy class action lawsuit that was served on Canada convoy protestors.[5][6]

In March 2022, Li was given the City Builder award by the Mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson.[7]

On 14 October 2022, Li testified at the Public Order Emergency Commission, and spoke of how the noise of the protest interrupted the sleep and lives of Ottawa's residents,[3] and the harassment she encountered from protestors.[8] Li has been the target of harassment in response to news coverage about her.[4]

Li was 21 years old in 2022.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Who is Zexi Li? An overwhelmingly positive, strong and resilient symbol of hope for protest-weary Centretown residents". ottawacitizen. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ Liang, Yan (February 21, 2022). 【专访】李泽西：牵头发起针对自由车队抗议者的集体诉讼，目的是保护社区，追究责任人 [Zexi Li interview: Leading a class action lawsuit against freedom convoy protesters, with the aim of protecting the community and investigating those responsible]. Radio Canada International (in Chinese). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Steele, Alistair (October 14, 2022). "Downtown residents compare 'chaos' of convoy to dystopian horror". CBC.
  4. 1 2 "Zexi Li looks back on the year that changed her — and Ottawa — forever". CBC. December 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Meet the 21-year-old Ottawa woman behind the injunction that silenced the honking". CBC. February 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Convoy class action claim increased to $306M as downtown restaurateurs join lawsuit". ottawacitizen. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Zexi Li, symbol of resistance to 'Freedom Convoy', given city builder award". Ottawa. March 22, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Emergencies Act inquiry: Ottawa resident talks harassment during protest | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Meet the 21-year-old Ottawa woman who stopped the horns". Ottawa. February 8, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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