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In Canada, a climate rebellion will begin on Monday (October 7).

Protesters plan to shut down the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver, the Bloor Viaduct in Toronto, and the Macdonald Bridge in Halifax.

It's part of Extinction Rebellion's global actions in more than 60 cities around the world.

These include an unspecified "high-level and dramatic" nonviolent direct action in Montreal on October 7.

That will be followed by a mass roadblock in Montreal the following day.

The group has been conducting theatrical protests in several countries since being founded by Roger Hallam and Gail Bradbrook last year in the U.K.

Video of 'We Are All Made of Fire' Extinction Rebellion Watch the recent Extinction Rebellion video: "We Are All Made of Fire".

Extinction Rebellion Vancouver says in its "base camp guide" that protesters may remain on the Burrard Bridge on Tuesday (October 8) and Wednesday (October 9).

The demonstrators plan to allow bicycles and pedestrians to cross the bridge on the sidewalk and along cycling lanes.

Extinction Rebellion has been holding workshops on civil disobedience in various cities.

At these events, volunteers learn how to engage in peaceful disruptive protests even as members of the public are expressing anger over being inconvenienced.

Video of ACT NOW | Created by Lily Colfox and Jack Thompson Roylance | Extinction Rebellion Video: The video "ACT NOW" was created by Lily Colfox and Jack Thompson Roylance.

On Friday (October 11), Extinction Rebellion will host a public talk, "Heading for Extinction & What to Do about it", at Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

In August, the Straight attended one of the group's talks at St. James Community Square, where Odessa Cadieux-Rey explained why a climate rebellion is justified.

She pointed out that for three decades, Canada has been setting "grossly inadequate goals" for carbon-emission reductions, yet still fell abysmally short of meeting them.

That failure was outlined in detail in a collaborative report last year by auditors general across the country and the commissioner of environment and sustainable development.

Cadieux-Rey used the term "ecocidal hypocrisy" to describe the Canadian government's decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a day after Parliament passed a motion declaring a climate emergency.

And she cited many negative health consequences associated with climate change.

"The government now has rendered the bonds of the social contract null and void by its continuing failure to provide for the well-being of its people and the future of the planet," Cadieux-Rey said at the time.

Cadieux-Rey's talk was a localized version of similar presentations being given by Extinction Rebellion activists in other cities.

They've been inspired by Bradbrook, who laid out the case for a popular rebellion in the video below.