Graeme MacKay grew up in Dundas, Ontario, he studied History and Political Science at the University of Ottawa, where he became the graphics editor for the student newspaper, The Fulcrum. In 1997 he was hired as a full-time editorial cartoonist at the Hamilton Spectator. His wit and biting cartoons have graced the pages of his hometown paper ever since. Graeme received a Citation for Excellence in 2013 from the United Nations Ranan Lurie international cartoon contest.