PCs dismissed his bid. Now, Tyler Watt's been vindicated.

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Q+A — TYLER WATT is swapping his scrubs for scrums as one of the newest MPPs on the block.

Watt, who wrested Nepean from the PCs in February, is one of 14 Liberals whose victory helped clinch recognized status — and all the legislative perks that come with it. That’s a game-changer for the Grits, who have been in the electoral penalty box since 2018.

Fresh off his win in Nepean, the rookie MPP and I dished about how he pulled it off, shook off the social media shade from political rivals, and the bedside nurses’s plans to give Queen’s Park a health care reality check…

Congrats on your win! I tried to say hi to you in that scrum on the first day of the session, but it was kind of chaotic. Oh yes, yes. I know, it’s so cool — I’m starting to see people I’ve followed online for years now in person.

Yeah tell me more about that. What’s it like being at the Leg, especially after losing in the last election? What was it like throwing your hat back in the ring? I was really excit…