The labour dispute would have marked the third strike in a year and a half in Canada's airline sector, as workers seek to make gains that match those achieved elsewhere in North America.

The vulgarities underscore an ever-coarsening political environment that often plays out on social media or digital platforms where the posts or video clips that evoke the strongest emotions are rewarded.

The Justice Department asked the judges to lift secrecy orders after the Epstein Files Transparency Act created a narrow exception to rules that normally keep grand jury proceedings confidential.

Earlier this year, Engler was charged with criminal harassment and intimidation of a Montreal police detective and a judge is expected to deliver a verdict in the case in January.