Two Conservative backbenchers have come under fire for a controversial high-five they shared immediately after voting against a bill that would affirm Indigenous rights.

The bill at the centre of the controversy is Romeo Saganash’s Bill C-262, which would ensure Canada’s laws conform with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Despite facing opposition from Conservative members of Parliament, the bill survived its vote when all other parties voted in favour. It will now move to the Senate.

While the bill might be moving on from the vote, the Internet is not. The two Conservative MPs, Rosemarie Falk — whose riding encompasses the area where Indigenous youth Colten Boushie was shot and killed — and Dane Lloyd, have come under fire from both social media users and members of Parliament.

While Falk said the high five wasn’t about the content of the bill, the Internet’s response was still swift.

No video yet, but a contact who watched it live confirms that the high-fiving CPCers were Dane Lloyd (Alberta) and Rosemarie Falk (Sask). Celebrating as they continue to dump on Indigenous Peoples. — Matthew A. Sears (@matthewasears) May 30, 2018

WOW shame on you Dane & Rosemarie, you 2 disgust me — It’s Natacha (@Its_Natacha) May 30, 2018

Racism, alive and well in canada — Kath Loften (@KathLoften1) June 4, 2018

I saw that live and it was disgusting. — Auntie Alias (@AuntieAlias1) May 30, 2018

One Twitter user, who called high five “shameful,” even turned it into an animated GIF.

The outrage Falk and Lloyd faced wasn’t only online. Members of Parliament also condemned the two MPs’ post-vote celebration.

“What an incredible insult,” said NDP MP Nathan Cullen.

“I mean, we can have differing of opinions on some of these issues. I think Charter of Rights shouldn’t be something we have a difference of opinion on but there is the Conservative party. The fact that they’d be celebrating their vote rejecting the recognition of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is insulting.”

Liberal MP MaryAnn Mihychuk, who chairs the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee, echoed Cullen’s thoughts.

“That’s upsetting, because this is really an important step towards reconciliation and that kind of reaction’s very, very negative,” Mihychuk said.

“I can see why people are concerned.”

Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott refused to comment on the high five, but did share her disappointment with the Conservatives choosing to vote against Saganash’s bill.

“It was a disappointment that the Conservatives did not support Bill 262,” Philpott said.

“It was a very important bill about recognizing the rights that have been identified by the United Nations and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.”

While Lloyd did not respond to a request for comment at the time this article was published, Falk did provide iPolitics with a statement on the high five:

“This was in response to the conclusion of nearly an hour of voting in the House of Commons, and not the specific vote in question,” she said.

“Conservatives continue to support ongoing efforts to reconcile with Canada’s indigenous communities.”

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