Instead, “let us pursue common-sense solutions” in healthcare is a slogan that resurfaces every election cycle, usually as a way to delay real reform. Whether it’s the provincial system in Canada or national systems in Europe, Taiwan, or Israel, the lesson from experience is clear to me: It makes sense for government to finance universal healthcare while allowing private delivery of services. Any genuine solution must support a system that reduces complexity, saves money and lives. For the state, we must move past recycled talking points and pursue concrete solutions — like publicly funded universal healthcare. I believe it would stabilize our healthcare system, ensure the health of our people, and, as studies show, is affordable and achievable.