As someone with a background in health technology, a current medical student, and a future physician, I recognize that interoperability is a foundational principle for delivering longitudinal, interdisciplinary, and safe healthcare. I do not want to graduate into a system constrained by inefficient digital infrastructure, nor do I want to risk causing harm to patients because I cannot access or share critical information effectively. We cannot allow the market to dictate how health information is stored or exchanged in fragmented, proprietary formats. Doing so leads only to vendor lock-in and an expensive patchwork of portals and connections that waste healthcare dollars. It is time to recognize that effective information sharing is not a luxury, it is a prerequisite for the next generation of healthcare. Only by embracing true interoperability can we fully harness innovation, improve population health outcomes, advance science, and, most importantly, provide Canadians with the standard of care they deserve.