
Standing up to blaring hate
When the first trucks rolled in on January 28, I knew something bad was coming our way. What I didn’t realize at the time was that nobody had a plan to stop them.
Zexi Li (she/her) is the lead plaintiff in the Class Action Lawsuit against the so-called Freedom Convoy. She is a public servant expressing her views and experience as a private citizen living in Ottawa.
When the first trucks rolled in on January 28, I knew something bad was coming our way. What I didn’t realize at the time was that nobody had a plan to stop them.
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