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OTTAWA — An Ottawa man who had been talking about joining ISIL signed a terrorism peace bond on Thursday that requires him to wear a GPS ankle bracelet and not view online terrorist propaganda.

Tevis Gonyou-McLean, 25, became the latest Canadian subject to a terrorism peace bond, which police have been using against those they believe have become supporters of ISIL or groups with a similar ideology.

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The son of a military family who has struggled with drug use and mental health issues, he must abide by 18 conditions, including a ban on applying for a passport. The peace bond will last 12 months.

At a hearing, Crown lawyer Celine Harrington said Gonyou-McLean’s mother had reported her son to police in 2014 after he told her he had planned to join ISIL. He later converted to Islam and continued to talk about joining ISIL, she said.

“He said that he hates our society because there’s no Shariah law,” Harrington told the court, adding he had spoken approvingly of terrorist attacks and said he couldn’t wait to see the ISIL flag flying from local churches.