Actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger was the keynote speaker at a sold out event in Winnipeg Tuesday night.

Schwarzenegger is in the midst of a Canadian speaking tour that began with a lunch in Calgary Tuesday.

Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay was in the audience and chatted with Schwarzenegger at the Winnipeg event.

Schwarzenegger's flight arrived at a private terminal in Winnipeg. From there he was whisked off to the Fairmont Hotel for the dinner event.

There's no word if he promised the crowd, "I'll be back".