Bixi Bargain in Toronto

Travelling back to Montreal after getting off the ship in Port Weller, I had a few hours to kill waiting for my train in Toronto. Walking by a Bixi stand, I noticed that the Queen City is using a different fee structure than Montreal.



I wonder why it is that the casual user rate is cheaper in Toronto than in the Bixi birthplace?

However, Toronto's annual subscription fee is higher than Montreal's plus they do not provide the annual users a 45 minute free period compared to the casual user's 30 minutes.

It almost seems as if Toronto is discouraging regular use of the Bixi system in its fee structure.