Mixing 16:9 Anamorphic and 4:3 footage in the same sequence

I have a sequence that combines 16:9 anamorphic footage with some older footage shot in 4:3. In other sequences that use the 16:9 footage, it looks fine and I was able simply set the properties on the sequence to render the 16:9 correctly. However, in the mixed sequence, the canvas is defaulting to a 4:3 ratio and then letterboxing the 16:9 footage. I'd prefer to keep the canvas at 16:9 and then crop then resize the 4:3.
How does one change the canvas aspect ratio? Setting the sequence properties to anamorphic has no effect nor does changing the rendering preset.
I also tried creating a new sequence, but if I copy in any of the 16:9 segments from the mixed sequence (leaving out the 4:3 bits), the canvas changes to 4:3 again. It's as if somehow the 4:3 canvas size is now associated with the 16:9 material from the mixed sequence.
I apologize in advance if there is an obvious answer to this.
Thanks,
Nathan

Create a new sequence. Then drop a 16/9 clip from the browser, into the timeline. Final cut will ask you if you want to make the timeline the same as the footage. Say yes. Then you'll have a 16/9 sequence. You can then copy and paste the other footage from the timeline you already have, but you'll probably have to resize everything.

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