It is true that your first point is that the Toronto waterfront revitalization initiative is reflected in the main estimates of the Treasury Board Secretariat, but of course in January of this year, as a result of the change in ministers, that particular initiative has now moved to the Department of the Environment. But since the main estimates had already been finalized, we could not make the adjustment. So that will be reflected in the supplementary estimates that will be tabled as part of supplementary estimates (A) in the fall. So it'll be a net-in and net-out.
The other increase you've noted is the increase in vote 20, which is the public service insurance increase of about $164 million. This is the result of a number of factors. We have seen increasing costs in our various plans, whether that be the health plan, dental plan, and the like. The cost of these services is similar, I guess by way of comparison, to what provincial governments are seeing in some of these plans. It's true in our public service plans as well. Drug costs are going up significantly.
As well, often the substitution for surgery is the prescription of drugs, and of course our plan does cover off all of those costs. And the membership continues to increase in the plan because when you retire you're still eligible for these plans. So each year—and we are back to hiring significantly in the public service, so that's having an impact as well, and of course the aging of the public service.