Machka, that price seems rather reasonable all in all. Le Grand Tour has a bus service to get people to and from the start and end of the event, but this is from Montreal so if you come from afar, you still must get to Montreal. Still cheaper than renting a car for someone local who doesnt own a car.

Indy-- all very good points about the tent option. I wasnt being very polite about it, but as you mention, its very popular on le grand tour also, so it probably makes good money for them which is fine with me, Velo Quebec is a good organisation.
Also I guess if it gets someone out biking for the week who doesnt like camping and who normally wouldnt, then this is a good thing,more people biking is always good.
And yes, on le grand tour, there are always school or scouts groups doing bag shuttle to tent for a few dollars, so that's great to raise money for their teams or whatever.