Last Friday I said why not just have a referendum on separation and get it over with?   I was talking about Saskatchewan, never mind Alberta.  I see where the Unified Grassroots Party is holding a series of town halls on Saskatchewan Sovereignty.   One of the things to be discussed as per the online poster promoting the event is legal and democratic steps toward sovereignty.  Sovereignty is a political concept meaning supreme power or authority of a state to govern itself, state meaning a nation or territory as an organized political community under one government.  I read where those in Alberta who are advocating breaking away from Canada said if successful, they would want to continue using Canadian money and passports which raised my eyebrows.  Wouldn’t that border on “having my cake and eating it too”?  What about unrestricted travel and the ability to work anywhere in Canada?  How about access to Canadian health care?  What happens to their Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security and Employment Insurance?   Does the Charter of Rights and Freedoms apply to the new sovereign territory?   What about the Canadian military, for example the CF-18 squadrons based at Cold Lake?   Are the borders still the same?  What about all those residents who still want to be Canadians?    Do they pack up and move to B.C. or Saskatchewan (assuming it remains in Canada), or Manitoba, or wherever?  We have a new Prime Minister who maybe we should afford a little time to see if he can do some positive things when it comes to “Western Alienation” instead of talking about breaking up our country, which appears to be a non-starter for most people anyway.