Jacob Mantle


Thomas Jacob Mantle is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2025 federal election. He represents York—Durham as a member of the Conservative Party.

Background

Mantle became interested early in his life when he began working a summer internship for Bev Oda, a retired Durham Member of Parliament and former Minister of Canadian Heritage, and a legislative assistant to John O'Toole, Member of Provincial Parliament for Durham. Mantle attended Queen's University in Kingston to study Political Science, where he served as part of the student council and was known for being budget-conscious, helping turn around multiple debt-ridden projects on campus.

Controversies

In October 2008, Jacob Mantle, then serving as President of the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society at Queen's University, faced controversy over a Facebook comment he made. Responding to a friend's photo of two women wearing headscarves and sunglasses, Mantle commented: "I like your Taliban picture." The remark was widely condemned as racist and Islamophobic by student groups and media outlets.
Mantle, after much public and private pressure, issued a public apology, stating that he did not intend to cause harm and expressing remorse for the impact of his words.

Politics

After graduation, Mantle ran for election and won a seat as the Ward 4 councillor in Uxbridge, where he grew up. At the age of 23 when he started his term, Mantle became the youngest member of a municipal council in the Greater Toronto Area and the youngest councillor in history for Uxbridge. While on the Uxbridge council, Mantle served as the Chair of the Sustainability, Watershed and Conservation Committee and advocated for the construction of the Uxbridge Rotary Skate Park. After four years, Mantle did not seek re-election to graduate law school and spend time with his new wife, Megan.
Mantle graduated from Queen's University with a law degree, where he worked for Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt specialising in international trade law, namely trade disputes, economic regulations, and trade sanction disputes.
In April 2025, Mantle was elected as Member of Parliament for York—Durham as the Conservative candidate, with over 55% of the vote.

Electoral record