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Andrew Meade

Andrew Meade is The Hill Times’ staff photographer. A native of Fredericton, N.B., Meade has worked at multiple dailies in New Brunswick and has been published by news outlets across the country and internationally. He has been capturing the day to day on Parliament Hill for the paper since 2017.

Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu, site of then 2025 G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, in La Malbaie, Que., is pictured on March 12, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 14, 2025
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu, site of then 2025 G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, in La Malbaie, Que., is pictured on March 12, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Newly elected Liberal Leader Mark Carney addresses supporters after winning on the first ballot with 85.9 per cent of the vote at the March 9 event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 10, 2025
Newly elected Liberal Leader Mark Carney addresses supporters after winning on the first ballot with 85.9 per cent of the vote at the March 9 event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON, ANDREW MEADE | February 9, 2025
Mark Carney and MP David McGuinty
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty visit the Riverview Park Winter Carnival in Ottawa South on Feb. 9, prior to McGuinty's official endorsement of Carney in the Liberal leadership race later that day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON, ANDREW MEADE | February 9, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON, ANDREW MEADE | February 9, 2025
Mark Carney and MP David McGuinty
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty visit the Riverview Park Winter Carnival in Ottawa South on Feb. 9, prior to McGuinty's official endorsement of Carney in the Liberal leadership race later that day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 15, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford deliver opening remarks at the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 15, 2025
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 15, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford deliver opening remarks at the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 31, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Nov. 5, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 31, 2024
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 31, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Nov. 5, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 30, 2024
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and outgoing chief of defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 30, 2024
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 30, 2024
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and outgoing chief of defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 26, 2024
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 26, 2024
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 26, 2024
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2024
After laying-in-state, the casket of former prime minister Brian Mulroney is taken away from Sir John A. Macdonald building on March 20, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2024
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 23, 2024
After laying-in-state, the casket of former prime minister Brian Mulroney is taken away from Sir John A. Macdonald building on March 20, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 20, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau re-assigned four of his cabinet ministers and welcomed eight new members to his government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 20, 2024
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 20, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau re-assigned four of his cabinet ministers and welcomed eight new members to his government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 16, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Canadians are seeing the Liberal government 'spiralling out of control right before our eyes.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 16, 2024
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 16, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Canadians are seeing the Liberal government 'spiralling out of control right before our eyes.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 20, 2024
Centre Block towers over the pit where the new visitors’ centre will be built The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 20, 2024
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 20, 2024
Centre Block towers over the pit where the new visitors’ centre will be built The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Canada Post workers picket
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18, 2024. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers went on strike on Nov. 15, and the two sides are expected to meet Nov. 18 with a special mediator appointed by Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 18, 2024
Canada Post workers picket
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18, 2024. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers went on strike on Nov. 15, and the two sides are expected to meet Nov. 18 with a special mediator appointed by Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Survivors’ flags fly at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | September 30, 2024
Survivors’ flags fly at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announces new mortgages measures on Sept. 24 aimed at helping first-time homebuyers, by increasing the $1-million price cap for insured mortgages to $1.5-million. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | September 24, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announces new mortgages measures on Sept. 24 aimed at helping first-time homebuyers, by increasing the $1-million price cap for insured mortgages to $1.5-million. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Reporters attend a press conference in the National Press Theatre on Sept. 16, 2024, to hear Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland's update on the government’s economic plan of the fall session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Reporters attend a press conference in the National Press Theatre on Sept. 16, 2024, to hear Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland's update on the government’s economic plan of the fall session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A Canada’s Capital Region tourist guide speaks with a woman on Parliament Hill on July 17 The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A Canada’s Capital Region tourist guide speaks with a woman on Parliament Hill on July 17 The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, 2024, after his appointment as labour and seniors minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 19, 2024
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, 2024, after his appointment as labour and seniors minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 24, 2024
Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development Jenna Sudds, left, is joined in her Ottawa-area riding by Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi on June 24, where they made an announcement at the office of Ranovus Inc. about funding to support the city's tech and AI sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 24, 2024
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 24, 2024
Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development Jenna Sudds, left, is joined in her Ottawa-area riding by Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi on June 24, where they made an announcement at the office of Ranovus Inc. about funding to support the city's tech and AI sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, right, and deputy governor Carolyn Rogers hold a press conference on June 5, 2024, to announce the central bank had lowered its key interest rate to 4.75 per cent, the first rate cut since March 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 5, 2024
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, right, and deputy governor Carolyn Rogers hold a press conference on June 5, 2024, to announce the central bank had lowered its key interest rate to 4.75 per cent, the first rate cut since March 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Auditor General Karen Hogan published three audits on June 4, including a report looking into 97 professional services contracts awarded to McKinsey and Company between 2011 and 2023 at a value of $200-million. Her report found 'a frequent disregard of federal contracting and procurement policies' in these contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 4, 2024
Auditor General Karen Hogan published three audits on June 4, including a report looking into 97 professional services contracts awarded to McKinsey and Company between 2011 and 2023 at a value of $200-million. Her report found 'a frequent disregard of federal contracting and procurement policies' in these contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 28, 2024
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 28, 2024
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 28, 2024
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on May 21, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 24, 2024
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on May 21, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A woman hides from the rain under an umbrella as she walks down Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa on May 14, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 15, 2024
A woman hides from the rain under an umbrella as she walks down Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa on May 14, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, and Rodriguez's director of communications Laura Scaffidi arrive at the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on May 7, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 10, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, and Rodriguez's director of communications Laura Scaffidi arrive at the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on May 7, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
NDP MP Leah Gazan, her party’s critic for women and gender equality, speaks to pro-choice supporters on May 9 at a counter protest on Parliament Hill during the annual March for Life, which is organized by the Campaign Life Coalition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 9, 2024
NDP MP Leah Gazan, her party’s critic for women and gender equality, speaks to pro-choice supporters on May 9 at a counter protest on Parliament Hill during the annual March for Life, which is organized by the Campaign Life Coalition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presents Navalik Tologanak, a residential school survivor, with one of the Survivors’ Flags that has flown on Parliament Hill at the second annual Survivors’ Flag raising ceremony on June 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presents Navalik Tologanak, a residential school survivor, with one of the Survivors’ Flags that has flown on Parliament Hill at the second annual Survivors’ Flag raising ceremony on June 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 20, 2023, facing questions about his office's handling of notorious serial rapist and murderer Paul Bernardo's transfer out of a maximum security prison and whether he will be able to remain in cabinet as a result. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 20, 2023
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 20, 2023, facing questions about his office's handling of notorious serial rapist and murderer Paul Bernardo's transfer out of a maximum security prison and whether he will be able to remain in cabinet as a result. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right, and Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam provide an update on public health concerns related to wildfires at a press conference in Ottawa on June 19, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 19, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right, and Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam provide an update on public health concerns related to wildfires at a press conference in Ottawa on June 19, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
As the clock runs down before the House rises for the summer, four party leaders made themselves available to the media for questions, including NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured, on June 14, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 16, 2023
As the clock runs down before the House rises for the summer, four party leaders made themselves available to the media for questions, including NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured, on June 14, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Marco Mendicino walks away from a scrum of reporters after facing questions about his office's knowledge of the transfer of notorious prisoner Paul Bernardo to a lower security prison.
Marco Mendicino walks away from a scrum of reporters after appearing as a witness at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 15, 2023
Marco Mendicino walks away from a scrum of reporters after facing questions about his office's knowledge of the transfer of notorious prisoner Paul Bernardo to a lower security prison.
Marco Mendicino walks away from a scrum of reporters after appearing as a witness at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre calls for the resignation of Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino after news broke that his office and the Prime Minister's Office knew about plans to transfer convicted serial rapist and killer Paul Bernardo to a lower security prison months in advance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 14, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre calls for the resignation of Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino after news broke that his office and the Prime Minister's Office knew about plans to transfer convicted serial rapist and killer Paul Bernardo to a lower security prison months in advance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister for Women and Gender Equality Marci Ien raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill on June 8, 2023 to kick off Pride season across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 8, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister for Women and Gender Equality Marci Ien raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill on June 8, 2023 to kick off Pride season across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Former Liberal MP and the 36th Speaker of the House of Commons Geoff Regan shares a laugh with current House Speaker Anthony Rota, who presided over the unveiling of Regan's official portrait on June 6, 2023, at a ceremony in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. The portrait, done by Canadian James Middleton, will be put on display in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 7, 2023
Former Liberal MP and the 36th Speaker of the House of Commons Geoff Regan shares a laugh with current House Speaker Anthony Rota, who presided over the unveiling of Regan's official portrait on June 6, 2023, at a ceremony in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. The portrait, done by Canadian James Middleton, will be put on display in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Tourists look out across the Ottawa River from behind the Parliament buildings, as wildfire smoke dampens their view on June 6, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2023
Tourists look out across the Ottawa River from behind the Parliament buildings, as wildfire smoke dampens their view on June 6, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Former governor general and current Independent Special Rapporteur David Johnston appears before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs meeting in West Block on June 6, 2023, to answer questions about foreign interference as calls for his resignation continue from the opposition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2023
Former governor general and current Independent Special Rapporteur David Johnston appears before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs meeting in West Block on June 6, 2023, to answer questions about foreign interference as calls for his resignation continue from the opposition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on June 5, 2023, to provide an update on the ongoing wildfire situation across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 5, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on June 5, 2023, to provide an update on the ongoing wildfire situation across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Defence Minister Anita Anand stressed the importance of cybersecurity while delivering the keynote address at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries’ annual industry trade show, CANSEC, at the EY Centre in Ottawa on May 31, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 31, 2023
Defence Minister Anita Anand stressed the importance of cybersecurity while delivering the keynote address at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries’ annual industry trade show, CANSEC, at the EY Centre in Ottawa on May 31, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis addresses the National Prayer Breakfast at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on May 30, 2023, which was also attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, among others politicians of various partisan stripes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2023
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis addresses the National Prayer Breakfast at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on May 30, 2023, which was also attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, among others politicians of various partisan stripes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair provides an update to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on May 29, 2023, about the wildfires happening across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 29, 2023
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair provides an update to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on May 29, 2023, about the wildfires happening across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative MP Richard Lehoux arrives to West Block with a feather in his cap before Question Period on a sunny May 18, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 18, 2023
Conservative MP Richard Lehoux arrives to West Block with a feather in his cap before Question Period on a sunny May 18, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet speaks with reporters before Question Period on May 17, 2023, flanked by his party's language critic and MP for La Pointe-de-l'Île Mario Beaulieu and the MP for Mirabel Jean-Denis Garon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 17, 2023
Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet speaks with reporters before Question Period on May 17, 2023, flanked by his party's language critic and MP for La Pointe-de-l'Île Mario Beaulieu and the MP for Mirabel Jean-Denis Garon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative MP Arnold Viersen attends an anti-abortion rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 11, 2023, for the Campaign Life Coalition’s annual March for Life. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 12, 2023
Conservative MP Arnold Viersen attends an anti-abortion rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 11, 2023, for the Campaign Life Coalition’s annual March for Life. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 11, 2023
Treasury Board President and one of the night's emcees Mona Fortier shone in yellow next to Christian Noël from Radio-Canada, and Justice Minister David Lametti, at the Politics and the Pen Gala on May 10, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 11, 2023
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 11, 2023
Treasury Board President and one of the night's emcees Mona Fortier shone in yellow next to Christian Noël from Radio-Canada, and Justice Minister David Lametti, at the Politics and the Pen Gala on May 10, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade