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Over two decades have passed since Charles Taylor published his work on the gap between English Canada and Quebec. However, recent statements by political leaders have shown that this gap has not closed, but widened. This article attempts to explore some of the philosophical underpinnings which inform debates in the "Solitudes." By doing so, I attempt to further explain the historical significance of liberalism and nationalism by using Quebec and English Canada as case studies to show the modern relevance of liberal political theory. While languages obviously play a role, it is just as important to understand metaphorical language in order to help understand and, hopefully, bypass the gap of understanding between these two geographically and politically linked entities.

Emotional availability (EA) is the ability to share an emotional connection within a dyad. The observational EA System includes the EA Scales and the EA Zones. The EA Scales consist of four adult dimensions (sensitivity, structuring, nonintrusiveness, nonhostility) and two child dimensions (responsiveness, involvement). Based on the EA Scales, EA Zones refer to "emotional attachment styles" and are patterned after traditional attachment categories (Ainsworth et al., 1978). Since the review on EA by Biringen et al. (2014), extensive research on EA has utilized the EA Scales or the EA Zones, especially with respect to clinical populations and applications. We address topics absent from the 2014 review, namely, utilizing the EA System for at-risk populations and in prevention and intervention studies. We consider EA research accounting for fathers or alternative caregivers and suggest using the whole EA system versus specific dimensions. We conclude with new directions in clinical applications of EA.