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	 	 	KPMG LLP

Chartered Accountants

2700-205 5 Avenue SW

Calgary AB    T2P 4B9	 	 Telephone

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 Alberta Securities Commission 


Dear
Sirs/Mesdames: 


TransCanada PipeLines Limited (the "Company")


        We
refer to the short form base shelf prospectus of the above Company dated December 17, 2009 relating to the sale and issue of up to US $4,000,000,000 of debt securities of
the Company. 


        We
consent to the use, through incorporation by reference in the short form prospectus, of our report dated February 23, 2009 to the shareholder of the Company on the following
financial statements: 



Consolidated
balance sheets as at December 31, 2008 and 2007; 


Consolidated
statements of income, comprehensive income, accumulated other comprehensive income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2008. 




        We
consent to the use, through incorporation by reference in the short form prospectus, of our report dated February 23, 2009 (except Note 1 which is as of June 12,
2009) to the directors of the Company on the related supplemental note entitled "Refiled Reconciliation to United States GAAP" as at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008. 


        We
consent to the use, through incorporation by reference in the short form prospectus, of Comments by Auditors for U.S. Readers on Canada-U.S. Reporting
Differences, dated February 23, 2009. 


        We
also consent to the use, through incorporation by reference in the short form prospectus, of our report dated February 23, 2009 to the directors of the Company on the
effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008. 



        We
report that we have read the short form prospectus and all information specifically incorporated by reference therein and have no reason to believe that there are any
misrepresentations in the information contained therein that are derived from the consolidated financial statements upon which we have reported or that are within our knowledge as a result of our
audit of such consolidated financial statements. 


 




 


 






 



			
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We accept no responsibility for loss or damages, if any, suffered by any third party as a result of decisions made or actions taken based on this letter. 


Yours
very truly, 


/s/ KPMG
LLP 

Chartered Accountants 


Calgary,
Canada

December 17, 2009 











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