By David Topping

The economic crisis just got so, so, so much worse: Canadian Idol will be taking a “rest” in 2009, with broadcaster CTV citing the “economic climate.” Judge Zack Werner told the Star that the show proved to young people that “if you hope and you dream and you try, you can do something more with your life, whether it’s become a doctor or a basketball player,” which is confusing, because we thought the show was just for singers.