Mark Carney has never held elected office, but for years has been touted as a future leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and if the polling goes as expected, he is the favorite to win his party's leadership race on Sunday.

Former central banker Mark Carney is set to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after securing a clear mandate from the Liberal Party to take Canada to the mat against the United States. The parliamentary outsider won a landslide victory at the Liberal Leadership Event in Ottawa on Sunday,

Mark Carney has been elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party in a months-long, high stakes race to replace Justin Trudeau.