Donald Trump has officially let Canadian aluminum producers out of the national-security doghouse — for now.

The tight relationship between cross-border cities like Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., was upended when Canada and the U.S. halted non-essential travel in March. Throw in a contentious presidential election, and all of a sudden, a lot seems to be in limbo.

“This experience of having a president so disruptive and evil has made Americans more interested in having a government that is good and boring,” Molly Jong-Fast said in an interview Tuesday night.

Prominent progressive intellectual and Harvard professor Cornel West spoke with Canada’s National Observer about identity, American democracy and the future of U.S. politics.