EX-23.1 2 a06-8573_2ex23d1.htm CONSENTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

Exhibit 23.1

 

 

KPMG LLP

 

 

 

Chartered Accountants

Telephone

(403) 691-8000

 

200-205 5 Avenue SW

Fax

(403) 691-8008

 

Calgary AB T2P 4B9

Internet

www.kpmg.ca

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors of TC PipeLines GP, Inc., General Partner of TC PipeLines, LP:

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-121537) on Form S-3 of TC PipeLines, LP of our reports dated March 6, 2006 with respect to the balance sheets of TC PipeLines, LP as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in partners’ equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2005, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, which reports appear in the December 31, 2005 annual report on Form 10-K of TC PipeLines, LP.

 

 

 

Calgary, Canada

March 6, 2006