Originally Posted by
sokolov
This is akin to charging $10 for using the bathroom (except for locals), and then saying "Mais, Monsieur, you can defecate here as often as you want within 24 hours!".
Venice does something like that. I hear they have cheaper rates for the outhouse if booked online well in advance.
I hear you can reserve a cab in advance in Montreal. You could try that instead of being "gouged" by the STM.