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The results of Tuesday’s U.S. election may have left some people scrambling for the border.

But it doesn’t change anything for Odell Willis.

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The Alabama-born Edmonton Eskimos defensive end already knew he wanted to be a Canadian citizen long before Donald Trump tossed his hat in the presidential ring.

“Honestly, I didn’t pay much attention to it. It affects my family, true enough, but I’ve been working on my permanent residence for the last year and a half,” said the 31-year-old veteran of eight CFL seasons. “So before he was even talked about being elected, I was trying to become a Canadian citizen.

“I’ve had a temporary-resident permit for, like, eight years now so we’re still just awaiting the process and hopefully by next year I’ll be a full-time Canadian.”

Perhaps not a moment too soon, given the influx of interest surrounding Canadian citizenship as the poll results rolled in.

“I heard the Internet part crashed because so many people were trying to register for it online,” Willis said. “Hey, they voted Donald Trump. People can say what they want and feel how they want to feel but at the end of the day, he’s the president. The world is not going to stop, nobody’s life is going to end. People have just got to educate themselves and quit pointing the finger at other people and get out and live how you’re supposed to live.