India, March 2 -- Former central banker Mark Carney is expected to win the Liberal Party's leadership race next Sunday and become Canada's next Prime Minister, even as he positions himself as a centrist differentiating himself from Justin Trudeau.

Polling recently showed that Carney is leading the race to succeed Trudeau as Prime Minister. That process is scheduled to be completed on March 9.

The agency Mainstreet Research's survey of Liberal Party voters indicated that Carney will defeat former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. As per that poll, he had 43% support as against 31% for Freeland.

Carney's focus has recently been in damage control as he has been attacked by the opposition over misstatements. Under his chairmanship B...