Graeme MacKay is The Hamilton Spectator resident editorial cartoonist. The Hamilton Spectator, founded in 1846, is a newspaper published every day but Sunday in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws Cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary Born in 1968, this self-proclaimed "news geek" grew up in Dundas, Ontario. This article refers to Dundas, a constituent community of Hamilton Ontario since 2001 in south central Ontario. Except for a few art classes at a local School of Art, Graeme's skill in cartooning is largely self-taught. After studying politics and history at the University of Ottawa, he travelled Europe with pen and sketchbook in hand. For the university in Ottawa Kansas see Ottawa University. The University of Ottawa or Université d'Ottawa in French In 1997, he began his professional career at The Hamilton Spectator. MacKay's cartoons have appeared in newspapers across Canada and the U. S. in addition to various magazines and periodicals. Graeme and his wife, Wendi, live in Hamilton, Ontario with their daughters, Gillian and Jacqueline. Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population