It certainly applies to many breeds, and all that do lay through the winter. Here in PA, there are many breeds that stop laying entirely during the winters months. In my experience the Breda wasn't one of them, but it wasn't as good of a winter layer as the Dominiqes and Chanteclers. The Dominques where non-stop (1/day) layers, the Bredas Egg production dropped to about 2-3/week/hen.
I'm not a Chantecler fan after watching videos about how skittish the juveniles and adults were. As a utility they have been specially bred for Canada's snow climate and I'm not surprised they do so well in winter. I just don't happen to need a large snow bird. Our weather is mostly hot or humid throughout most of the year. We have an Ameraucana and she does not like our hot climate but that hasn't stopped her from laying her blue eggs since she started last winter.
The Doms seem calmer and more versatile in all climates and the Breda are very mellow tempered. The Doms are probably THE most versatile being people-friendly, flockmate-friendly, dual-purpose (the roos dress out nicely) and the hens average 4 eggs/week which is decent for dual purpose, they are busy foragers, can brood their own young, they agree with all climates, and are unafraid/curious - probably hands-down the most versatile hardy Colonial barnyard bird every bred. The Breda are very mellow, almost aloof, are non-broody, handsome looking, average layers, but their huge feathered feet are not conducive to wet snowy ground (no problem for us since it doesn't snow here and we rather like the amusing clown feet on them).
I do want Doms again but I have so many pink and tinted eggs now that I wanted some gentle white layer breed and Breda fit the bill for us. We had a couple prolific Leghorns layers but they were too assertive/aggressive for our gentle flock and had to re-home them - they were pulling out the beards/muffs/crests of all the gentle breeds! I believe if the gentle breeds had combs those would've been chewed off as well!
A geographical area dictates what breeds will do best in different climates. In hot climates the Mediterranean class does best IMO as long as they have a cool pan of water to stand in
-- Leghorns, Anconas, Andalusians, Minorcas, Catalanas, Black Spanish, etc. as long as they are not mixed with smaller gentle non-combative breeds - Meds are not shrinking violets and can get very assertive. Large dual-purpose breeds weighing over 6-lbs can get very distressed in heatwaves and can start keeling over like flies in temps over 100. Smaller breeds and bantams seem to sail through horrific heatwaves better. For snow country Colorado we recommended Doms and Buckeyes to a couple and they got a quad of Doms with a couple Buckeye pullets and absolutely love those breeds on their snowy acreage. All seems relevant according to location. We have read reports of the Doms being the most versatile with owners keeping them from the humid Deep South to cold Minnesota.