The articles are from the same time frame that the STEEL hints were dropped. That's why I brought it up. I haven't read anything else about the matter.
One of the three major companies was sold to American interests, and has since reverted back parts of the company control back to Canada. I think there's been some Non-Disclosure Agreements signed and a wink, wink deal is in place that should low grade materials be found, Canada would be used as a scapegoat to leverage better deals at the NAFTA table (a big sore spot among Canadians right now since Trudeau cost Canada lucrative trading deals with India because he treated the diplomatic outing as a cosplay event). I think Trudeau is desperate to get back to square one in the deal, and if that means taking this gamble, Trump is happy to let him because it could only blow up in Trudeau's face. The US isn't actually stamping the steel, a third party is. The US isn't actually shipping the steel, a third party is. Minus some commission here and there and some fees here and there, America buys Chinese steel for pennies on the dollar, has it stamped for her, shipped for her, and sent to the hands of her enemies to be used in enemy economies, and America bets against those unwitting companies as fodder for shorted stocks. America gets money from both ends, remains blameless and has the scapegoat primed.
How is this not more relevant? We're talking about a 40 billion dollar commodity in everything from smart phones to cars, missiles to high rises.