On Tuesday November 25, 2025 the London Police Services – in conjunction with several other police services – carried out four simultaneous pre-dawn raids on individuals throughout Ontario that they allege to have been part of resistance to “The Best Defense Conference” held in London, Ontario on October 21, 2025. The conference attracted participants and attendees from the canadian forces, arms manufacturers, and defense contractors – all of whom spent considerable time in the rain and hotel lobby when over 100 people took to shutting down the conference. Reports from the day outline that people successfully used a variety of tactics to disrupt – from blocking areas with their bodies and the creative use of paint to physically securing entrances with u-locks, destroying card readers, building barricades, and drilling sliding doors closed.

As of this writing, a total of six individuals have now been arrested and charged in relation to this disruption, some with their electronics and other items seized. London Police Detectives continue to try and harass or intimidate others into providing information with repeated calls and door knocks, inviting individuals to come in for an interview to “distance themselves from any criminal acts”. Read More …