With an election on the horizon, MPs begin historic sitting in West Block

OTTAWA – Members of Parliament are making history this morning, taking their seats and beginning debate in the new House of Commons inside the renovated West Block. The sitting got underway at 11 a.m. with debate on a private members' motion M-207, which calls on the House to recognize May 5 as Dutch Heritage Day.Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, for all the latest politics news Scroll down or click here to recap the first day inside West Block.Not only is the sitting historic -