Born in Montreal in 1949, Guy Badeaux (Bado) has been the editorial cartoonist at the French language daily "Le Droit" in Ottawa since May 1981. Winner of the National Newspaper Award in 1991, he is a member of the group "Cartooning for Peace" as well as treasurer of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists.

Since 2002, he has served as president of the jury of the cartoon contest of the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom in Ottawa. He was also editor of the 22 first issues of "Portfoolio: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons".