in canada too.
even auto mechanics. they charge by the hour. min charge is C$80 an
hour. that means even if the job took 20 minutes, u will still be
charge the hour rate, i.e. C$80.
for plumbing, we are blessed. the ang moh charges by the hour and
also very expensive. but toronto got many chinese. so we get
chinese. they chin chye boh chye. give good rates. i once needed a
sink job done. the chinese guy, so nice. only charge me C$80 but i
gave him C$150. it was late and it was a lot of work also.
