If the model is a first-dollar-paid public plan, then I suppose the role for private insurers essentially disappears. You'd have to define the model you're proposing a little more clearly for me.
There have been some interesting discussions around a national formulary based on the WHO definition of essential medicines and things like that. Those kinds of concepts I think everyone can get behind. I'd be surprised if there's a private insurance plan in Canada that doesn't already cover those medications.
Those are the kinds of practical discussions we should be having that help move the ball forward. It can be done quickly, and we can all get behind it. It could make a meaningful difference for people. That's the kind of thing I was referring to earlier. We need to be practical and start improving the system in ways that make sense within the current system.