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The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) was established on January1, 1968 by the Government of Alberta, the University of Alberta and the Law Society of Alberta for the purposes, among others, of conducting legal research and recommending reforms in the law. The purpose of this report is to consolidate information and final recommendations concerning the procedures for making Charter challenges, applying for non-disclosure orders and challenging potentialjurors for cause in the Court of Queen's Bench. The recommendations were developed as part of the Rules of Court Project by the Alberta Law Reform Institute with the advice and guidance of the Criminal Rules Working Committee (Committee). The Committee identified these three areas of criminal trial procedureas having a high priority in terms of review and possible reform. This report considers only these three topics.--Document.