Updates on your Conservative stocks: Enbridge, Fortis, Loblaw Companies

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ENBRIDGE INC. $63 (www.enbridge.com) is a buy. The pipeline giant plans to spend $29 billion between 2025 and 2029 on new projects and upgrades. The new assets should lift Enbridge’s distributable cash flow (DCF) by 5% annually after 2026, compared to 3% annual growth between 2023 and 2026. That rising cash flow will let the company keep raising your dividend. The current annual rate of $3.77 a share yields a high 6.0%. Enbridge is a buy. FORTIS INC. $65 (www.fortisinc.com) is a buy. The company is the main supplier of electrical power in Newfoundland and PEI. It also owns electrical utilities across Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean. In addition, Fortis distributes natural gas in British Columbia, Arizona and New York State. The company still plans to spend $26.0 billion on new projects and upgrades to its existing operations between 2025 and 2029. Those investments should let it increase the annual dividend rate between 4% and 6% each year through 2029. The current $2.46 dividend yields 3.8%. Fortis is…