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Neil Moss

Neil Moss is a reporter with The Hill Times who covers federal politics, foreign policy, international trade, Canada-U.S. relations, and defence, as well as leading the newspaper's annual Top 50 list of foreign policy influencers. He has been with The Hill Times since 2018. You can reach him at nmoss@hilltimes.com.

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 23, 2025
House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will take part in his first G7 Speakers' summit as its host. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 23, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 23, 2025
House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will take part in his first G7 Speakers' summit as its host. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has suggested that some level of tariffs will remain in any deal that is made with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 23, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has suggested that some level of tariffs will remain in any deal that is made with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
European Council President António Costa, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
European Council President António Costa, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in the hot seat when he chairs his first G7 summit as leader amid Canada's presidency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in the hot seat when he chairs his first G7 summit as leader amid Canada's presidency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
Canada only deployed 26 personnel on peacekeeping missions, according to the latest United Nations numbers as of Feb. 28. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
Canada only deployed 26 personnel on peacekeeping missions, according to the latest United Nations numbers as of Feb. 28. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
Liberal MP-elect Sima Acan, left, with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the recent federal election campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Sima Acan
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
Liberal MP-elect Sima Acan, left, with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the recent federal election campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Sima Acan
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
Salma Mohammed, left, with her four-year-old son, Mohammed Mostafa, who is a Canadian citizen who has been unable to leave Sudan. Photograph courtesy of Salma Mohammed
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
Salma Mohammed, left, with her four-year-old son, Mohammed Mostafa, who is a Canadian citizen who has been unable to leave Sudan. Photograph courtesy of Salma Mohammed
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, have been muted on how their governments would engage in the Indo-Pacific region. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, have been muted on how their governments would engage in the Indo-Pacific region. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Then-trade minister Mary Ng concluded negotiations with Indonesia on a new trade pact in late 2024. Photograph courtesy of X/Mary Ng
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Then-trade minister Mary Ng concluded negotiations with Indonesia on a new trade pact in late 2024. Photograph courtesy of X/Mary Ng
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 10, 2025
Steve Verheul was widely considered an architect of Canada's trade policy during his time in the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 10, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 10, 2025
Steve Verheul was widely considered an architect of Canada's trade policy during his time in the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called for a quick renegotiation of Canada's North American trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 9, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called for a quick renegotiation of Canada's North American trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a retaliatory tariff of 25 per cent on non-CUSMA compliant American auto exports to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a retaliatory tariff of 25 per cent on non-CUSMA compliant American auto exports to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 2, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, suggested that he would rather deal with Liberal Leader Mark Carney, right, as opposed to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as prime minister, but remarked that he doesn't care who wins the Canadian vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, illustration by The Hill Times’ Neena Singhal
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 2, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 2, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, suggested that he would rather deal with Liberal Leader Mark Carney, right, as opposed to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as prime minister, but remarked that he doesn't care who wins the Canadian vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, illustration by The Hill Times’ Neena Singhal
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2025
A CF-18 at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland in 2021 as it takes part in NORAD joint exercises. DND photograph by Master Corporal Gary Calvé
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2025
A CF-18 at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland in 2021 as it takes part in NORAD joint exercises. DND photograph by Master Corporal Gary Calvé
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his 24-member cabinet faces few pitfalls in their individual path towards re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 31, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his 24-member cabinet faces few pitfalls in their individual path towards re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 26, 2025
Greek Ambassador to Canada Ekaterina Dimakis, left, pictured with former Danish Ambassador to Canada Hanne Fugl Eskjær, says there is willingness in both Athens and Ottawa to discuss feta concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 26, 2025
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 26, 2025
Greek Ambassador to Canada Ekaterina Dimakis, left, pictured with former Danish Ambassador to Canada Hanne Fugl Eskjær, says there is willingness in both Athens and Ottawa to discuss feta concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
German Ambassador to Canada Tjorven Bellmann was previously a political director in her foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
German Ambassador to Canada Tjorven Bellmann was previously a political director in her foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is surrounded by journalists as she speaks with an offsite Christiane Amanpour from CNN during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Quebec on March 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is surrounded by journalists as she speaks with an offsite Christiane Amanpour from CNN during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Quebec on March 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pictured, and six other top diplomats joined Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in La Malbaie, Que., for a three-day gathering March 12-14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pictured, and six other top diplomats joined Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in La Malbaie, Que., for a three-day gathering March 12-14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is pictured with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is pictured with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
The Group of Seven has returned to Le Manoir Richelieu in La Malbaie, Que, for the first time since the fractious G7 Leaders' Summit in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
The Group of Seven has returned to Le Manoir Richelieu in La Malbaie, Que, for the first time since the fractious G7 Leaders' Summit in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
Liberal MP Robert Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister, unveiled Canada's Africa strategy in Toronto on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
Liberal MP Robert Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister, unveiled Canada's Africa strategy in Toronto on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade