TC project still on track

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TC ENERGY INC., $71.36, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 981.2 million; Market cap: $71.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.0%; www.tcenergy.com.) is building the 670-kilometre Coastal GasLink pipeline, which will pump natural gas from northeastern B.C. to a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Kitimat, B.C. From there, tankers will carry the LNG to markets in Asia. In May 2020, TC sold 65% of Coastal GasLink to KKR & Co. and the Alberta Investment Management Corporation for an after-tax gain of $402 million. As part of the deal, TC will continue to operate the pipeline. Meanwhile, TC has now agreed to sell 10% of Coastal GasLink to Indigenous communities along the pipeline’s route for an undisclosed amount. That will cut its stake to 25%. Environmental activists recently attacked the line’s construction site in northern B.C. and damaged vehicles and other equipment. Even so, TC expects the line, which is now 59% complete, will begin operating in 2023. TC Energy…