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A coalition of 11 leading environmental organizations vowed Sunday to hold politicians’ feet to the fire during the Quebec election campaign on issues from climate change to protection of forests, agricultural land and waterways.

“It’s the first time we’ve done this collectively,” said Steven Guilbeault, co-founder of the environmental organization Équiterre.

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“By working together, we’ve covered a wide array of issues,” Guilbeault said in an interview after a press conference by the coalition, which also includes the David Suzuki Foundation, WWF-Canada, Vivre en Ville, Greenpeace Canada, Nature Québec, SNAP Québec, Vélo Québec, Trajectoire, the Regroupement national des conseils régionaux de l’environnement du Québec and the Regroupement Vigilance Hydrocarbures Québec.

The coalition will press all parties in the Oct. 1 election to set bold environmental targets in the coming months. Its campaign, titled “Vire au vert” (Go green), consists of 23 demands. They include: