A matter of time: Danielle Smith is putting in the hours to prevent UCP unrest
How Alberta's premier is striving to avoid the fate of many past conservative leaders, whose caucus and party base believed weren't listening to them.
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![Premier Danielle Smith greets her Alberta cabinet on the day they were sworn in last June. A woman in a burgundy power suit descends stairs to a lectern and fellow politicians gaze warmly at her.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7058405.1702509700!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/alta-smith-cabinet-20230609.jpg)
How Alberta's premier is striving to avoid the fate of many past conservative leaders, whose caucus and party base believed weren't listening to them.