How to Convert 4:3 footage to 16:9 the best way in FCP??

Hello,
I see a lot of different answers for this but i havent found anything very recent so that is why I ask. I am going to be shooting in 4:3 standard def with my Canon T3i because the only way to shoot in Standard Definition with it is using 4:3. I would like to give my client a 16:9 video. I know I can drop it into a 16:9 sequence and then just scale up, but I am definitly losing quality and a lot of space. Doing anamorphic 16:9 would give it quite a stretch.
Does anyone have any advice on how to do this the best way? ANY advice would be great.
Thanks

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