96. A pre-hearing conference provided for in section 625.1 (1) of the Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) shall be held at the date, time and place set by the judge.The judge presiding over the pre-hearing conference may inquire about, among other things:
(1) compliance with obligations in matters of communication of the evidence;
(2) preliminary questions by the prosecutor;
(3) preliminary questions by the defence;
(4) whether the accused is fit to stand trial;
(5) the admissibility of the evidence, including any question on:(a) the out-of-court statement:— the common law voir-dire;
— voir-dire under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms;
(b) the contestations of the searches;
(c) the contestations as to evidence based on interception of private communications;
(d) the contestations as to audio or video evidence other than in matters of electronic surveillance;
(e) the application to reveal the identity of a coded informant;
(f) another application to exempt evidence under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms;
(g) the admissibility of hearsay evidence;
(h) the admissibility of prior testimony in order to prove the content thereof;
(i) guilty mind;
(j) evidence of similar facts;
(k) the testimony of a child;
(l) the use of prior testimony or evidence taken by commission;
(m) solicitor-client privilege;
(n) evidence of prior sexual behaviour;
(o) any other question;
(6) admissions, including any question on:(a) the chain of possession of exhibits;
(b) the identity of the accused;
(c) any other admission;
(7) expert opinions by:(a) the prosecution;
(b) the defence;
(8) the probable duration of the preliminary inquiry or the trial.